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Recent Examples of reflex
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Abby Moore, 2026, C Moore has quick reflexes and great blocking skills, according to Henry.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Engineered to deliver booming bass at all volume levels, the speaker sports dual 58mm tweeters, a 165mm bass driver, a bass reflex tube and BlueAnt’s signature psycho-acoustic bass.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
In its seventh season, the show’s meta-textual reflexes hit closer to home: This time, the target is streaming platforms, just like the one viewers use to watch the show.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Abby Moore, 2026, C Moore has quick reflexes and great blocking skills, according to Henry.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Key Ingredients: Hyaluronic acid-ceramide blend, niacinamide, vitamin E, glycerin Best For: Acne-prone and sensitive skin types, in need of skincare that won't make their complexions more reactive.—
Akili King,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
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By analyzing granular, real-time data, insurers can now personalize risk scoring, streamline claims and prevent fraud, transforming what was once reactive into something responsive and fair.—
Akhilesh Sharma,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The Ukrainian approach negated recoil by putting two shotgun cartridges back-to-back and firing them together, for a zero net recoil.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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After what appears to be a slight recoil, Lauren walks away, looking relatively calm.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, once again, Indiana found some magic behind Aaron Nesmith's 20-point fourth quarter and unconscious three-point shooting and came back to force overtime on a Haliburton step-back jumper that bounced high off of the rim and fell down through.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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When teens begin dying in their dreams—each claimed by a disfigured man with a glove of knives—the boundary between waking life and unconscious terror erodes.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
Noun
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They’re made to live as subjects of revulsion by day and secret objects of desire by night, all while risking sudden turns toward brutality born from vulnerable self-loathing.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Racial attitudes among Dixon’s Disciples in the 1920s varied widely between a paternal tolerance of blacks (in tune with the founding beliefs of the church) to Ku Klux Klan-like racist revulsion that was widespread in its day.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The objects on view are visceral, drawing us into three decades of Elster’s creative practices.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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For many nations on the continent, the need for the EU is visceral.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Karl-Anthony Towns had 40 points and 12 rebounds and Hart added 30 points and 10 rebounds.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Indiana had a little more to say after Clark finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and a career-high four blocks.—
Michael Marot,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Drivers build lives around parking: the work shifts altered to align with the alternate-side-rotation hours, the keys always in the pocket, the Pavlovian alertness at the chirp of an unlocking car.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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After a decade, my body reacts in a Pavlovian way to its stimuli, the scroll of torsos, the dopamine of a red dot notification, a three-toned beep that perks you up in your chair.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Be aware that subconscious resistance may push against intellectual exploration under the Aquarius moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But intuition is intelligence in another form—one rooted in experience, subconscious synthesis and emotional truth.—
Paige Williams,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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