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Recent Examples of reflux
Stopping caloric intake three hours before bedtime avoids reflux and bloating, both of which interfere with your ability to fall asleep.
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Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Your baby’s digestive system is still developing, and reflux is common and often normal after feeding.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Dec. 2025
Both of these effects can make reflux worse.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Nov. 2025
Too much caffeine can also irritate your stomach or worsen reflux, which can damage your esophageal lining and even raise your risk of esophageal cancer, Keatley says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
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Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Your baby’s digestive system is still developing, and reflux is common and often normal after feeding.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Dec. 2025
Both of these effects can make reflux worse.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Nov. 2025
Too much caffeine can also irritate your stomach or worsen reflux, which can damage your esophageal lining and even raise your risk of esophageal cancer, Keatley says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflux
Noun
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As your heart rate increases, so does your blood flow, which causes the capillaries and arteries in your muscles to expand.—
Fara Rosenzweig,
Outside,
24 Jan. 2026
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The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My goal is to take the low ebb on trust and begin to rebuild it for the next 60 years.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Still, compared with the alternative of continuing a full-scale war that at its peak killed approximately 100 people a day, bringing the conflict to a lower ebb is preferable.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But in many cases, the real drain is relational.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Placing toilets, showers, and sinks too far away from the main drain stack causes clogs in the future.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Reflux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflux. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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