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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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Recent Examples of twitch
Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The vocals twitch as a backflipping commotion takes over the streets.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Amy Wilkinson, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The first symptom Marshall displayed as an infant was an eye twitch.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The vocals twitch as a backflipping commotion takes over the streets.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
What isn't so familiar on this September day inside Wardpark Film and Television Studios in Scotland is the twitch in Balfe's brow.
—Amy Wilkinson, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The first symptom Marshall displayed as an infant was an eye twitch.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitch
Verb
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When fastened, the zippers are locked in place, and pickpockets would have to fidget for a moment to get the gadget undone, giving you time to react.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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The design was inspired by the hair-tearing boredom of COVID lockdown-era remote work, a time in which Knafs founder Ben Petersen maintained sanity during Zoom calls by fidgeting around with pocket knives and doodling pictures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tony Fauci was not just jerking the country around.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kahalzadeh calculated if only 30% of the 10 million to 12 million jobs at risk are actually lost, that still translates to approximately 3 million to 4 million jobs—representing a 15% labor market contraction and the largest decline in Iran’s modern history.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The business model underpinning kids and family animation is under growing strain, as a post-streaming contraction collides with declining linear viewership and tighter commissioning, a panel at Spain’s Quirino Future Lab session underscored on Wednesday.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The progressive brain condition causes tremors, slow movement, and problems with balance.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The veterans, of course, are terrific with one later episode set on a plane that finds Mulligan in top squirming form.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Filial duty yanked him right back to Passyunk Avenue, flipping Australian rib-eye alongside a patriarch who rested only on Sunday afternoons.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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But cystic fibrosis was a tether, yanking O’Neal back home for treatments.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Leo’s Karon Shavers experienced a twinge of excitement throughout the entire day Monday.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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There was a twinge of sadness: The months of camaraderie and late nights were close to an end.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Raiders could use some of those arrows in the quiver to move up for better talent and further streamline their return to success.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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His voice was low in her ears, sending a quiver dancing up and down her spine.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Twitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitch. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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