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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
The latest legislative push was prompted by a car accident in California in June 2024 that left Coleman, then five-years-old, with a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy, according to the White House.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Since emerging from a coma after the crash, Dalilah Coleman has been recovering but is nonverbal and has diplegic cerebral palsy, her family has said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
At the time of the incident late last year, Valenzuela worked at a Port Jefferson Station home caring for the victim, who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and developmental delays.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Since emerging from a coma after the crash, Dalilah Coleman has been recovering but is nonverbal and has diplegic cerebral palsy, her family has said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
At the time of the incident late last year, Valenzuela worked at a Port Jefferson Station home caring for the victim, who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and developmental delays.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
Noun
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Grace Miller was a 24-year-old law school student when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Kimberly Ward, 56, has primary progressive multiple sclerosis, which affects her mobility and her partner, Kimberly Perssonatti, 49, has relapsing remitting MS that affects her cognitively regarding recall and comes with visual issues, vertigo and temperature regulation.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This can lead to weakness or paralysis, most often affecting the legs.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Victor transplants Hans’ brain into Christina’s body, curing her paralysis but giving her amnesia.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Jackson died in February at the age of 84 following a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a condition similar to Parkinson's disease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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His health had been in decline for years due to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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