1
as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
spasmodic problems that we will have to deal with as they crop up
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2
as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a talk show host who was famed for his edgy, spasmodic manner
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Recent Examples of spasmodic
Colicky pain occurs as sudden spasmodic abdominal pain that occurs in cycles and then resolves.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Kennedy has also previously suggested that his spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that can impact voice and speech, is a side effect of the flu vaccine.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 16 July 2024
Tragically, Linda Thompson can’t sing anymore due to a medical condition called spasmodic dysphonia.
—Tribune News Service, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
In Nigeria, Baba has worked through record heat and spasmodic, severe rainfalls.
—thehustle.co, 12 Apr. 2024
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Kennedy has also previously suggested that his spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that can impact voice and speech, is a side effect of the flu vaccine.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 16 July 2024
Tragically, Linda Thompson can’t sing anymore due to a medical condition called spasmodic dysphonia.
—Tribune News Service, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
In Nigeria, Baba has worked through record heat and spasmodic, severe rainfalls.
—thehustle.co, 12 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spasmodic
Adjective
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During her active years with WWE, which spanned from 2006 to her initial departure in 2012 and included subsequent sporadic returns for special appearances, Kelly Kelly achieved a significant milestone by capturing the WWE Divas Championship.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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These societies could survive without the sporadic acquisition of meat, anthropologists note.—
Amanda Ruggeri,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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And if Django’s Billy Crash tapped into Goggins’s ability to thrive with brutal spite, Mannix plays more to Goggins’s excitable energy and capacity for being clever (even when his character seems to be anything but).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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For someone so obsessed with the granular details of carbohydrates and fueling, Roche runs with an easy, excitable freedom.—
Devin Kelly,
Outside Online,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But occasional glimmers of hope appear, like a recent tech conference that brought together hundreds of young Syrians, and a small number of Syrian-Americans, including Omira, at a Sheraton Hotel ballroom in the capital Damascus.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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During its initial 26-season run, episodes centered around the adventures of our favorite regenerating Time Lord scientist from the planet Gallifrey and his occasional companions aboard the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions In Space) time machine designed like an innocent British police box.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This causes folks to be nervous, which triggers a lack in consumer confidence.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The unemployment rate is pretty low at the moment, but under the hood Americans sure are nervous about the job market.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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During intermittent periods for minutes at a time, the NYPD and MTAPD strategically closed certain doors temporarily out of the hundreds of doors throughout the terminal to prevent additional demonstrators from entering.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Invisible geckos belt out intermittent clicks from the foliage, as brown pelicans sweep lazily across the sky, patrolling the shoreline for their daily fill.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t be surprised if your insights come through unconventional means — like a sudden dream, a deep gut feeling or even a meaningful synchronicity that guides you toward a new direction.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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While the stock market recovered over the next two years, the sudden crash prompted the New York Stock Exchange to introduce circuit breakers—temporary halts in trading intended to calm markets and prevent panic selling—which kick in when stock prices fall too sharply, too fast.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The cuts would devastate weather and climate research as weather is becoming more erratic, extreme and costly.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Wall Street has been in an erratic yo-yo pattern since Donald Trump announced, held off, implemented, augmented, and paused worldwide tariffs.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Spasmodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spasmodic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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