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spasm

[spaz-uhm] / ˈspæz əm /


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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

And I'm going to say to people, 'Excuse me about my spasm?

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And amid a spasm of bricks-and-mortar bankruptcies driven in part by e-commerce, retail employment fell by a quarter-million between 2017 and late 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

India skipper Shubman Gill went out retired hurt for four with a neck spasm and did not return to bat in the innings that ended in the second session.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

The princess flushed, and Hotah saw a spasm of anger pass across her father’s face.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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