as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
even after the formal surrender, spastic violence erupted in scattered quarters of the city
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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.
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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
With spastic achalasia, your esophageal muscles don't contract while swallowing.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
With spastic achalasia, your esophageal muscles don't contract while swallowing.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for spastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spastic
Adjective
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The English-language narration, delivered by Kyra Sedgwick, is used for sporadic, jarring and rarely necessary info drops, and would have felt more at home on the soundtrack of a PBS nature series.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump deploys 'Bibisitters' The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal has largely held, though sporadic fighting since the deal was signed has erupted and left two Israeli soldiers and more than 40 Palestinians dead.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There are occasional reminders that the Mafia lingers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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All the pieces seem to fit, producing a symphony of contact and occasional crescendo of slug.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Most aneurysms are symptom-free, but sudden severe headaches or vision changes can signal a life-threatening rupture.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike other renewable sources of energy, which are intermittent, osmotic power runs 24 hours per day, independent of the weather.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most areas along the western and northern lakeshore will see intermittent rain, though totals are lighter than the heaviest lake-effect bands farther north.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After weeks of erratic readings, Lewis reverted to the older G6 model and raised $25,000 on TikTok (@typeonederfulwells) to purchase a diabetes-alert service dog.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, Dern has struggled to wrestle with any consistency in the UFC, and her striking has been erratic, though she’s improved over seven years in the promotion.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Spastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spastic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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