REFLEXES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

reflexes

noun

plural of reflex

as in recoils

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reactions

Noun

The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Designing antibodies against allergies Divergence Labs is developing a treatment that targets immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody involved in allergic reactions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

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