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spasms

noun

plural of spasm

as in cramps

a painful sudden tightening of a muscle he suffers terribly from back spasms

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as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling a spasm of love that he had never experienced before

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Recent Examples of spasms Will Smith is set to rejoin the Dodgers after being sidelined since early June with neck spasms. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 For some reason, her spasms of agony were never spoken of in the daytime; there was no place for them in the family discourse. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Tuesday marked Glasnow’s first start since May 6 in Houston, when back spasms cut his outing short after one inning. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 If not properly administered and monitored, an unsafe amount of potassium entering the body can lead to cardiac arrhythmia, kidney dysfunction, muscle weakness or spasms, metabolic disturbances or death, according to Ameri Pharma. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Stiff-person syndrome’s most common symptoms include muscle stiffness and painful spasms that can lead to secondary effects, like unsteady gait, double vision, and slurred speech, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026 In December 2022, Dion announced she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can cause muscle stiffness and painful spasms. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 On Saturday, Nick Bolton essentially got a rest day with three plays and Drue Tranquill did not play because of back spasms. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 Adames diagnosed with back strain Shortstop Willy Adames, who left Wednesday’s game early due to back spasms, underwent an MRI on Thursday that revealed a low back strain. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Salmonella infection can cause diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, according to the CDC.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Edgewater defensive tackle Wes Hendry walks off the field with cramps.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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The former is meant to image extremely wide sections of the cosmos to capture tons of fleeting phenomena that are hard to catch — things like supernovas, fast radio bursts and maybe even colliding neutron stars.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
At night, the lighting turns the wings into a moving field of color while bursts of fire give the dragon the kind of oversized entrance Burning Man was made for.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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The clever premise provides the opportunity for plenty of high-octane action sequences, including fistfights, shootouts, explosions and car chases, with the hapless Ben providing comic relief from Hank’s Terminator-like indestructibility.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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Seeing the Braves compete in this series with the Dodgers, from the walk-off win to the ace performances to the timely snags to Truist Park’s eruptions, hearkened back memories of October 2021.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Mann said that the study doesn't have a complete record of corals over the past 1,000 years, and also that his research has shown that volcanic eruptions have played more of a role than climate change in past El Niño events.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of eruptions

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Peak foliage in the Rangeley Lakes region more often occurs during the last week of September into the first week of October, but the cooler temperatures, quiet lakes, and first flashes of color arrive sooner.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
On the field, both teams showed flashes of talent, made big plays and had a chance to win at the end.

— Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashes

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Wind gusts of 60 to 67 mph were reported in the county with the storm on Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Tropical storm-force wind gusts capable of causing spotty power outages are also possible along the coast from the potential storm’s most intense bands of rain.

— Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

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