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Recent Examples of reflex
Khristian Gutierrez, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The hard plastic cabinets have bass reflex ports on the rear along the top edge.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Freak us out and test our gag reflex.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
These habits become reflex rather than top-down mandates.
—Khristian Gutierrez, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The hard plastic cabinets have bass reflex ports on the rear along the top edge.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
Noun
At first, hydrotherapy required the vet to manually move his legs in the tank, but, over time, his reflexes and muscle memory strengthened.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Freak us out and test our gag reflex.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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The process, called phototoxicity, happens when light-reactive chemicals from fragrances and other substances sit on the skin and are exposed to sunlight.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The outcome is reactive leadership, as seen in organizations that prioritize efficiency over culture, only to face burnout and high turnover.—
Dr. Adil Dalal,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When cosmic rays — including, in part, plain old protons from the Sun’s solar wind — strike the Moon, the recoil from those heavy elements knocks them into an excited state.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lighter dark matter particles wouldn't have the heft to cause a nucleus of xenon or argon to recoil.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The women were strangled and rendered unconscious during the attack.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Patients can be briefly roused—for example, to ask them to roll over or change a dressing—before falling unconscious again.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s revulsion for math that contradicts his narrative.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Revelations about how bots could talk to children on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI assistant were met with revulsion.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That’s when the demo ushered in a wave of gory action involving visceral melee combat and gunplay.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This is filmmaking at its most visceral.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Erik Thommy could not get to the rebound in time to take advantage of an empty net, and his shot was blocked by a defender out for a corner kick.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fowles, who retired in 2022 as the WNBA’s career rebound leader, went on to be the league’s MVP and Finals MVP in 2017.—
Doug Feinberg,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 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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This kind of subconscious bias could further complicate hiring practices already known to be influenced by factors such as race, age, and socioeconomic status.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dream Scenario features Cage as biology professor Paul Matthews, who unexpectedly becomes a viral sensation when his likeness starts showing up in people's subconscious.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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