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Recent Examples of reflex
Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Feb. 2026
Or just a reflex mean-reversion trade in some laggard sectors at a time when the AI theme has become more fragmented and treacherous?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The reflex in Washington has been to read this as a rerun of 2003, when France and Germany opposed the Iraq War.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
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Adjective
After your baby is born progesterone (which inhibits breastmilk production) drops and prolactin, which controls milk volume, and oxytocin, which triggers the let-down reflex increases, explains Nadine Rosenblum, the perinatal lactation program coordinator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Feb. 2026
Or just a reflex mean-reversion trade in some laggard sectors at a time when the AI theme has become more fragmented and treacherous?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
The reflex is not a laboratory curiosity.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The reflex in Washington has been to read this as a rerun of 2003, when France and Germany opposed the Iraq War.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Page turns become intentional rather than reactive.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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At the same time, many leaders report feeling overwhelmed, reactive and stretched thin.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
Noun
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But even as some people recoil from the kinds of characters that have dominated the screen for two decades, Corddry has leaned in.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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Core elements of the artillery platform – including the barrel, breech, recoil system and trunnions – will be manufactured at Rheinmetall’s large-calibre production site in Telford.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Ding, who was initially knocked unconscious and suffered serious head and shoulder injuries, was placed in handcuffs.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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One of them inhaled water and became unconscious, NBC 5 and CBS News Chicago reported, citing authorities.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Watching Jackie read her profoundly scary tale, my reaction moved from curiosity to revulsion to fear… not of her, but of Michael.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The oysters du jour with chipolata sausage and lemon are equally visceral.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Kraus’s sci-fi follow-up, his 23rd novel, is similarly visceral — as in it involves actual viscera, blood, and brains.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Stocks are on pace to end the month of May at all-time highs, continuing their rebound off the March lows on growing confidence that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen soon.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Game notes Carter looked at home at College Park Center on Thursday, getting her game started with a jumper right beyond the free-throw line, and finished with 14 points with a rebound and a steal in her team’s 95-87 loss.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 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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The Backrooms are the subconscious of the modern world—whoever enters will leave something of themselves behind.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Bay Area content creator Kane Parsons pushes back on conventional storytelling, and his hypnotic approach results in one of 2026’s most exhilarating debuts, a existential head trip that GoPros us into a human subconscious besieged by misshapen memories that trap and hold you hostage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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