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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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
This is called the muscles' tonic vibration reflex (TVR).
—Mellanie Perez, Health, 11 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 console, which is finished in natural walnut, also features a pair of two-way bass-reflex speakers powered by a 100-watt per channel Class D amplifier.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
This is called the muscles' tonic vibration reflex (TVR).
—Mellanie Perez, Health, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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This likely led to a buildup of heat in the pressurized tank filled with 7,000 gallons of a highly reactive liquid chemical called methyl methacrylate, or MMA, which can be used to make items such as Plexiglass as well as household goods.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Creating a family giving plan helps shift philanthropy from reactive decision-making to strategic leadership.—
Kris Putnam-Walkerly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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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
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The veterans didn't recoil from Normandy.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Both were unconscious and unresponsive.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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In August 2004, a man was found unconscious behind a Georgia Burger King.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 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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Backrooms is far less visceral, however, than many of the studio’s past horror-movie success stories, such as the director Ari Aster’s haunting Hereditary and Midsommar.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Their meeting becomes something much different than either of them had imagined, as does the film, which becomes a visceral, bloody, funny, and erotic love story.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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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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Our need to meditate upon Lincoln as a savior and a saint—especially in times as rotten as the present—gives us a motivation, perhaps subconscious, to vilify Mary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Navigating a chaotic city street during rush hour is a subconscious breeze for humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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