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Recent Examples of reflex
Manuel Veth, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
It’s got two midrange drivers, two tweeters, and bass reflex ports to bring depth to your music and movies.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
This background informs Idles’ rebellious reflex, whereas awful American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Green Day are merely bratty.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
The reflex reaction would be to suggest that without Stiller and Goretzka, Germany lost control in midfield.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
It’s got two midrange drivers, two tweeters, and bass reflex ports to bring depth to your music and movies.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Maybe that caffeine sharpened his 60-year-old reflexes.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
This background informs Idles’ rebellious reflex, whereas awful American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Green Day are merely bratty.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Traditional, reactive staffing methods simply can’t keep up.—
Kunal Khashu,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In either case, the plasma in turn produces chemicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Thus, when leaders mimic empathetic phrases without genuine feeling, teams subconsciously recoil, cementing emotional barriers.—
Sahar Andrade,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Perhaps the most controversial change coming this wipe is the new recoil system.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Man who caused crash was ‘crying on his knees’ When police arrived at the crash, Brooke was found unconscious and bleeding from her head, according to court documents.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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The passenger said a man was also knocked unconscious.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Given teenage revulsion if not denial at the thought of aging, this might be the scariest moment in the entire series.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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The recognition of their similarity seems to breed revulsion, not solidarity.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Ukraine’s strike serves as a visceral example of how AGI will work as a warfighting tool—and how humans will work alongside AGI.—
Harry Law,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Aussie horror sibs Danny and Michael Philippou one-up themselves with their depraved second feature, a visceral nerve-shredder that thrusts them into the same scream big leagues as Ari Aster, John Carpenter and Jordan Peele.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Teamed up with Jackie Young (19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals) and Chelsea Gray (18 points, three rebounds, three assists), Wilson and the Aces outscored the Fever 31-20 in the fourth quarter to run away with the victory.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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According to The Athletic’s Chris Johnston, those figures could even be on the low end of what’s coming, as the league’s post-pandemic revenue rebound might eclipse those forecasts and shift the cap even higher.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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George Lucas’ 1977 space saga is pure Pavlovian pop rush and knows how to modernize creaky B-movie genre elements for maximum audience reaction.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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For its viewing audience, tuning in would eventually become a kind of Pavlovian response to breaking news — and to anything major unfolding anywhere in the world.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, Neptune in Aries stirs up subconscious fears or hidden desires.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Behavioral science shows that packaging design—color, weight, texture—nudges consumers by triggering subconscious associations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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