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Recent Examples of stiffness
Some of the common symptoms that impact movement include tremors in one or both hands, stiffness (also known as rigidity), slow movements and balance problems.
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Mary Eber, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
After discovering the bone bruise, the Rockets understood why Durant had further swelling and stiffness in the ankle compared to a regular sprain, per ESPN.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
At other times, clients may experience stiffness or pain that McDaniel believes may be a reaction to trauma.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
People with arthritis or more sedentary lifestyles are more prone to morning joint stiffness.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
Three days after elbow stiffness forced him from the game, Pivetta did not push back on the potential similarities.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Melmo The stiffness of my jeans wakes me—almost icy in the predawn.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
It is clinically shown to reduce stiffness, improve mobility and relieve pain.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
However, starting pitcher Nick Pivetta exited with right elbow stiffness in the fourth inning.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
Mary Eber, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
After discovering the bone bruise, the Rockets understood why Durant had further swelling and stiffness in the ankle compared to a regular sprain, per ESPN.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
At other times, clients may experience stiffness or pain that McDaniel believes may be a reaction to trauma.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
People with arthritis or more sedentary lifestyles are more prone to morning joint stiffness.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
Three days after elbow stiffness forced him from the game, Pivetta did not push back on the potential similarities.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Melmo The stiffness of my jeans wakes me—almost icy in the predawn.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
It is clinically shown to reduce stiffness, improve mobility and relieve pain.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
However, starting pitcher Nick Pivetta exited with right elbow stiffness in the fourth inning.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffness
Noun
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Something natural decay shares with human indifference and brutality—war, waste, and rot, literal and metaphorical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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State lawmakers are considering changing the penalties for crimes in Colorado involving extreme indifference.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?—
Maria Zorn,
Longreads,
24 Feb. 2026
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There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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All the surface performance tests – ball bounce, rotational resistance and surface hardness – on these eight carpets also met FIFA standards.—
Ryan Bearss,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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Another method is to perform a soil hardness test.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bombast of the song clashes with the aloofness of her style.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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My fear manifested as aloofness.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The coldness of the water constricts arteries, requiring the heart to work harder than normal to function.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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The song has said everything that Ines can’t bring herself to, and her coldness chips away in the days and weeks that follow.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Stiffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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