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Recent Examples of reflex
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Apart from the reflex response to a jump scare, the purpose of almost any horror movie is to disturb you.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
Elise Devlin, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The real question heading into this fight is: does Pacquiao still have the speed, power, reflexes, and wind to compete at the highest level of the sport?
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
The Loewe Grand inicio is a powerful two-way speaker with a bass reflex system and is available as a floor-standing speaker.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Apart from the reflex response to a jump scare, the purpose of almost any horror movie is to disturb you.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
Noun
The explosiveness of the sport demands speed, power, reflexes and intense training — all of which Young thought would transfer to the basketball court.
—Elise Devlin, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The real question heading into this fight is: does Pacquiao still have the speed, power, reflexes, and wind to compete at the highest level of the sport?
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Organizations that move from reactive to proactive SaaS security tend to see their average incident response times drop.—
Amir Khayat,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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This, in turn, can produce reactive oxygen species (ROS)—harmful molecules that have the ability to damage both cellular membranes and DNA.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Players can also mount weapons across cover to reduce recoil, making weapons fire more accurately.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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And by lowering recoil and shot flinch, suppressors boost accuracy and weapon handling, enhancing a firearm’s effectiveness in self-defense.—
Nick Sibilla,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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But before everything hits the fan, Nate is found unconscious, and suspicion is growing around who has committed this crime.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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Yonah described how the girls were floating unconscious in the water, their life jackets keeping them afloat, as their father—who does not know how to swim—scraped up his hands, feet and back trying to save them.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Images of skeletal, starving Gazans, including children, have harked back to the darkest corners of the twentieth century, stirring Western revulsion – if not yet concrete action – toward the humanitarian crisis.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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But the ones that hit can cut through the noise and hype of SDCC by providing fans with a visceral, direct connection to their fandom.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Now, there are obviously visceral and terrible things about all cultures, all cultures come with good and bad, but culture cannot be inherently bad.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Navigating a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, Marina still hot on her trail, her sister selling her family home and a copycat killer threatening to expose her, Rhiannon’s kill list is mounting.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Huskies return three starters in forward Sarah Strong (16.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season), guard Azzi Fudd (13.6 points per game) and center Jana El Alfy (5.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game).—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When the needle finally drops, the effect is Pavlovian.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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The result is a political Pavlovian response where even modest tax reforms come with a side of millionaire exodus think-pieces.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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So listening to your subconscious attractions is invaluable, as a reader.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Brands appeal to our subconscious emotions, intuitions and sometimes insecurities.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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