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as in bouts
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
an epileptic seizure
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2
as in takeovers
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
secret intrigues with the czar's ministers that culminated in the czarina's seizure of the throne
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Recent Examples of seizures
His serious health issues began in 2023 — loss of appetite, shaky hands, chills, severe anxiety, recurring nightmares and small seizures during sleep.
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Patients and care teams often spend years finding the precise combination of medications, doses, and timing that controls seizures.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Chicago residents must not be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.
—Tracy Baim, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The navy did not say if all of the seizures were made at once or across multiple operations.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The seizures were the result of an investigation launched after Andress reported to Swiss authorities that she had been swindled out of assets by financial advisers.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Others welcome the review, pointing to adverse reactions that have been reported among babies who got the shots, including fevers, seizures and even some deaths.
—March 25, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Cycads can be lethally poisonous to dogs due to a toxin called cycasin, which causes abdominal pain, seizures, coma and liver failure.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
The Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, meaning that prolonged detention or invasive questioning typically requires reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Patients and care teams often spend years finding the precise combination of medications, doses, and timing that controls seizures.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Chicago residents must not be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.
—Tracy Baim, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The navy did not say if all of the seizures were made at once or across multiple operations.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The seizures were the result of an investigation launched after Andress reported to Swiss authorities that she had been swindled out of assets by financial advisers.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Others welcome the review, pointing to adverse reactions that have been reported among babies who got the shots, including fevers, seizures and even some deaths.
—March 25, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Cycads can be lethally poisonous to dogs due to a toxin called cycasin, which causes abdominal pain, seizures, coma and liver failure.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
The Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, meaning that prolonged detention or invasive questioning typically requires reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seizures
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During their five bouts against each other, Lloyd produced 33 total tackles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Boston is in for a wide range of warm and chilly spring days in the coming week, with some potential for bouts of rain, according to National Weather Service forecasts.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Before that, there were two other takeovers that took place back to back last year, leading to numerous citations and two arrests.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Street takeovers have become part of everyday life in major cities across the country, including Los Angeles.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The White House budget proposes cutting funding for the federal agency created after the September 11, 2001 attacks by $52 million and would require small airports to enroll in a program in which TSA pays for private screeners.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The attacks bring into sharp relief how some of the key selling points of crypto — decentralization from banks, the ease of transferring large sums, irreversible transactions — also double as its vulnerabilities.—
Megan Cassidy,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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There is an appropriations process to do that.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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This year’s White House document is intended to provide a road map from the president to Congress as lawmakers build their own budgets and annual appropriations bills to keep the government funded.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The records also show Renfro is facing several other charges from previous cases, including assault causing bodily injury, assault causing bodily injury-family violence, evading arrest or detention, and continuous violence against the family.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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As of that March 25 filing, 185 eligible attorneys had applied to the incentive program, requesting 2,475 cases.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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In the future, the researchers would like to expose the embryos to longer microgravity spells to gain deeper insights into the processes taking place in space-like conditions.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Dry spells are nothing new to ranchers, but this stretch already seems hotter, drier and longer than anyone can recall.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Seizures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seizures. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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