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Recent Examples of eclampsia
In the third season, two of its top characters, Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) and Lady Sybil Branson (Jessica Brown Findlay), died from a motor accident and post-childbirth eclampsia, respectively.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Symptoms of eclampsia include high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision and convulsions.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
The risk of pre-eclampsia, a dangerous hypertensive disorder that is poorly understood but remains a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide, is less than 5% among the general population of pregnant women.
—Sarah Varney, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
As fate would have it, once healed she was next hired by a foundation that worked to raise awareness about pre-eclampsia.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Symptoms of eclampsia include high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision and convulsions.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
The risk of pre-eclampsia, a dangerous hypertensive disorder that is poorly understood but remains a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide, is less than 5% among the general population of pregnant women.
—Sarah Varney, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
As fate would have it, once healed she was next hired by a foundation that worked to raise awareness about pre-eclampsia.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
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The country, meanwhile, was experiencing a series of convulsions.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Brain swelling from encephalitis can lead to convulsions, permanent hearing loss, intellectual disability and death, according to the CDC.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gujarat captain Shubman Gill was missing owing to a muscle spasm and Sudharsan led the way with 50 off 33 in an opening stand of 78 with Kumar Kushagra.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Powell previously had been listed as questionable due to back spasms, prior to being listed as out due to illness.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In addition, for almost two years, his wife, Deltah, drove Henard to Childress every Tuesday for infusions of Keytruda, an immune checkpoint inhibitor used to prevent recurrence of disease by attacking stray cancer cells that may still be circulating in the body.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Estefan's team checks for any cancer recurrence, and his transplant team confirms that his new liver is functioning well.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That lasts for at least five years for about half of all people with Crohn's who are treated properly, according to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, though occasional relapses are not unusual.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2026
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Prescribers also have to contend with a lack of information about the long term effects of GLP-1 usage, which becomes especially dangerous when a return to form doesn’t just include weight loss but a possible relapse to life-threatening substance abuse.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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