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Recent Examples of spastic paralysis
Over the past couple of months, Lizzo and Beyoncé were both called out for their use of a word that is considered a slur in the disability community that refers to people with spastic paralysis or cerebral palsy.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spastic paralysis
Noun
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Not every disability is obvious.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Ruderman Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting programs, partnerships and philanthropies that advocate for the advancement and conclusion of people with disabilities.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Accessibility Four rooms and two bungalows are fully accessible for guests with mobility impairment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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State police said Landry showed signs of impairment, and a breath sample indicated a blood alcohol content above the legal limit.—
Alexandra Faul,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body.—
Matthew Ponsford,
WIRED,
19 Sep. 2024
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Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 July 2024
Noun
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Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.—
Rob O'Dell,
The Arizona Republic,
23 June 2021
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After she was diagnosed with paresis, Ms. Dhegrae threw herself into research, spending up to 20 hours a day trawling through scientific journals and poring over her own medical history.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2019
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In collaboration with Fudan University’s Huashan Hospital, researchers enabled a patient with high-level paraplegia to control a smart wheelchair and a robotic dog.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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Togolese soccer star, Samuel Asamoah, is at risk of paraplegia after breaking his neck during a mid-game collision with an advertising board in China.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Manufactured by Canadian company Bowhead, the Ranger is a four-wheeler engineered for people with limited hand function, spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia, and for the elderly.—
Ben Coxworth
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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Despite normal EEGs and other reports from Cook Children’s hospital, Laura wrote in posts in late May 2025 that her son had seizures cerebral palsy, a mitochondrial disorder, autism and developmental delays, the affidavit states.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The boy, who his mother told officers could not speak and had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia and other illnesses, was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.—
McKinley Franklin,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.—
Lauren Sieben,
SELF,
22 Mar. 2022
Cite this Entry
“Spastic paralysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spastic%20paralysis. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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