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dead arm

British

noun

informal temporary loss of sensation in the arm, caused by a blow to a muscle

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Rodriguez will begin the season on the injured list with what Suzuki called a dead arm issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

But Scherzer is 37, just months removed from a playoff push with the Dodgers in which he had to be scratched from the decisive game of the National League Championship Series with a dead arm.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022

With one top starter forced to pitch on short rest and the other ace sidelined with a dead arm, the aces were in no position to save the Dodgers’ season.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021

"Last start the velo was down as well against the Astros. Just kind of going though a little dead arm."

From Fox News ● Sep. 12, 2021

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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