CEREBRAL PALSY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

cerebral palsy

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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy Now 29, Dallas is raising her three young sons while also caring for her 33-year-old sister, Tati, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and her 17-year-old brother, David. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 With locations in Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Wheeling, and Chicago, Avenues supports individuals with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental disabilities and is committed to long-term care, community integration, and disability advocacy. — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 They are witnessed from a window by Amir, a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 Krieger has cerebral palsy and relies on his custom power wheelchair to get around. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cerebral palsy

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza wants to help make a difference for people who, like his mom, are living with multiple sclerosis, or MS, a chronic condition that attacks and damages the body’s nervous system.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Jeffreys noted that multiple sclerosis can fluctuate, with some patients able to work full time, some able to work flexibly and others unable to work at all.

— Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of multiple sclerosis

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Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Cases of paralytic poliomyelitis disease plummeted from over 15,000 a year in the early 1950s to under 100 in the 1960s and then down to fewer than 10 in the 1970s.

— Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022

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Back in 2024, Embiid battled the Knicks in a first-round playoff series months after left knee surgery and dealt with Bell’s palsy.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Philadelphia will now play the New York Knicks in the second round, a rematch of a heated 2024 first-round series the Knicks won in six, during which Embiid played through Bell’s palsy.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 4 May 2026

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