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spasm

[spaz-uhm] / ˈspæz əm /


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Alan's friendship with Adrian, who at the time was a bassist in The Spasm Band, led to him fulfilling his life-long ambition of performing on stage with a band.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

In June, Kirk will take over Spasso House, the U.S. embassy just a mile from the Kremlin, known to some of the inmates as Spasm House.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spasm after spasm came over him and passed away; and whenever he looked at Ned, off he would go again, shaking and wriggling and pulling at his queue, but making no noise.

From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Roe, Azel Stevens

Spasm after spasm of revolt went through him.

From Three Soldiers by Dos Passos, John

Spasm of the glottis with sudden death is occasionally found.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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