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Recent Examples of spastic Her jerky, spastic motions draw concerned looks from others at the event, ultimately losing her a lot of respect from those who attended the party. Sara Belcher, People.com, 6 May 2025 My legs are spastic since the neurons aren’t getting there. Robin Cohen and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025 And the resurrection of Carrey as his old plastic, spastic, motormouth self is the key to these movies’ overall effect. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024 Still, watch how quietly Stiller transitions Greg Focker from put-upon beta to the spastic, sputtering alpha he’s become world-famous for playing. Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for spastic
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Adjective
  • Rogers continued to make sporadic appearances on General Hospital throughout the next decade, and since 2019, had appeared as a recurring character.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • This approach is safer and more sustainable than sporadic AI projects or the unregulated use of tools.
    Mike Kiersey, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • True leadership development isn’t about checking a box with occasional training.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • While snow will be limited in the region, Farmers’ Almanac said there’s possibility for several cold rain events and occasional freezing precipitation, especially in northern areas.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Be aware of sudden re-direction of fires in response to passing outflow boundaries.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The rapper’s intermittent social media posts were ultimately followed by his Thursday morning arrest.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • An experienced hiker who had completed several solo trips in challenging conditions, Luhn knew cell service would be spotty and warned his wife any communications from inside the park would be intermittent.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The tech industry can be easy to hate—the erratic CEOs, the biased algorithms, the environmental damage.
    Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
  • As observed through their youngest daughter as the film’s protagonist, a family of six’s move to a new home seems to trigger erratic, dangerous behavior in their oldest son.
    Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Spastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spastic. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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