spasm
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While my vocal cords spasm apart, his spasm together; while my voice gets soft and whispery, his voice is tight and gravelly.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
A bronchial spasm sent the maestro to hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
"The decision will be taken tomorrow evening because the physios, doctors will have to take a call that even if he is fully recovered he should not get the spasm again during the game."
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
If you or someone else is experiencing heat cramps, apply firm pressure on cramping muscles or gently massage to relieve spasm.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
The basic framework for all these institutions and traditions was built in a sudden spasm of enforced inspiration and makeshift construction during the final decades of the eighteenth century.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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