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Recent Examples of reflex
Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
There are varying depths of coma, however, and some people may still have some reflex responses.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
Embodiment comes through repetition, when the nervous system begins to learn safety and repair becomes a natural reflex rather than an effortful performance.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
This realistic doctor’s coat has everything your aspiring doctor needs to give their patients a check-up, including a face mask, a stethoscope with sound effects (AAA batteries not included), thermometer, syringe, reflex hammer, and reusable name tag.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
There are varying depths of coma, however, and some people may still have some reflex responses.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The lack of an interruption reflex is a deficiency in engineering.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2026
Embodiment comes through repetition, when the nervous system begins to learn safety and repair becomes a natural reflex rather than an effortful performance.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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When that understanding sits exclusively with external advisors, leaders are forced into a reactive posture, waiting for answers instead of shaping them.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Harry, meanwhile, feels reactive.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fans recoil at the idea of betrayal.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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The recoil and the force of her blow knocked me backwards.—
William D. Brown,
Outdoor Life,
13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Police reportedly said Camferdam is the individual seen in the now-viral video stomping on Epperson’s head, which ultimately left him unconscious.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 50-year-old woman who perished, and whose identity was not immediately released, was found unconscious and unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, an NYPD spokesperson said.—
Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These critiques were made during a time of growing revulsion against slum clearance and heavy-handed urban-renewal attempts; the reentry of the creative classes to city centers was only beginning to gain notice.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This was true even before ICE and Border Patrol agents shot and killed two protesters in Minnesota in the past two weeks, violence that has provoked widespread revulsion.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The pace is a visceral reflection of both AI’s rapid progress and Roher’s jittery state of mind.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mom mode is disorienting on a visceral level.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This rush also reflected Tesla's rebound from the 2022 sell-off, with shares more than doubling in 2023.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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On Friday, the token posted a modest rebound and now trades at around $82,290, according to data from Binance.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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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Filmed in striking black and white, the film's unsettling power comes from its blending of an alien-like sensibility and our very human subconscious fears.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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On a subconscious level, if those movies could be vanquished, maybe Trump could be too.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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