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convulsive
adjective as in explosive
adjective as in frenzied
Strong matches
adjective as in hysterical
Strongest matches
adjective as in jerky
Example Sentences
John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.”
Just occasionally, there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.
“Overruling Chevron,” Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar wrote in a Supreme Court brief defending the doctrine, “would be a convulsive shock to the legal system.”
Defending the rulings that upheld the fees, the Biden administration said that overturning the Chevron decision would produce a “convulsive shock” to the legal system.
Continuous monitoring of child deaths and improvements in health records to track how often these convulsive seizures precede death, he explains, will be needed for this to be confirmed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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