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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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According to the district attorney’s office, the autopsy also revealed that Bella still may have been alive, although unconscious, when Landon folded her body and stuffed it in the bucket head first.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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The pregnant woman, who had been in her second trimester, was found unconscious and not breathing when police arrived at the home, the probable cause said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 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 use of rapid, disorienting camera movements and urgent pacing — all motivated by the experience of the protagonist — creates a visceral sense of unease, pulling the audience directly into her emotional state.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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When darkness falls, the walking begins in this vital, visceral evocation of the experience of migrants undertaking a hazardous journey on foot across the US border.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
Noun
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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
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Tiffany Hayes, a former teammate of Plum’s in Las Vegas, finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
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 23 May. 2025.
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