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
"It was just feeling a little strange, like a little spasm," she said.
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
Orr’s stunted torso shook suddenly with a muffled spasm of amusement.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Max Muncy popped out and Kyle Tucker, back in the lineup after exiting Monday’s game because of back spasms, flied out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The Dodgers edged the Minnesota Twins but lost Kyle Tucker to back spasms and Dalton Rushing to a possible concussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Canadian rock duo make up Angine de Poitrine, which translates from French to angina pectoris — a condition of chest pressure caused by spasms of the heart.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
The condition causes muscle spasms and can affect mobility.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
And that’s when I feel the spasms run up my arm.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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