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Recent Examples of reflex
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
During that second stay, a routine reflex test caused his leg to jerk violently, prompting a full spinal MRI.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Photography equipment While a camera phone can be suitable in the right situation, a professional DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera will greatly expand your creative options.
—Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
There are varying depths of coma, however, and some people may still have some reflex responses.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
During that second stay, a routine reflex test caused his leg to jerk violently, prompting a full spinal MRI.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
That listen-then-adapt reflex repeats across states, which is why programs feel relevant in one village today and repeatable in a new district tomorrow.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Photography equipment While a camera phone can be suitable in the right situation, a professional DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera will greatly expand your creative options.
—Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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But many of its largest moderation decisions—like its decision to take down thousands of bizarre child-exploitation videos in 2017—have been reactive, coming after inquiries from news organizations.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The resulting products are highly reactive and rapidly capture and store atmospheric carbon.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After appearing to slightly recoil, Lauren walks away, looking relatively calm.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Light recoil is particularly desirable in an antelope rifle for African use-a rifle that may be shot every day for 40 days.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the critical texts and curatorial essays reprinted here, Enwezor repeatedly engaged with artists who were on their own conscious or unconscious quests for identities that could not be reduced to their appearances or to the way their lives had been historicized.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Chop off the unconscious scientist's hand!—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The move follows widespread public revulsion over the attacks in the UK.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, voices on the left responded with revulsion.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The curious rocky coast of this bay continues haunting me in the most visceral ways.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fair to say, that’s a visceral reaction, right?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But China’s economic data offers little confirmation that a genuine and sustainable rebound is underway, market watchers said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Palace’s centre-back leaps higher than Maximilian Kilman and his header deflects off the West Ham defender, onto the bar, but Mateta is in position to score from the rebound.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 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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Equal parts hilarious and disturbing (puberty in a nutshell), Polinger melds body horror with a razor-sharp insight into the subconscious psyche of adolescence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Breton aimed to access the unconscious through dream and automatism, a surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, allowing spontaneous expression from the subconscious mind, free from rational thought or aesthetic rules.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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