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Recent Examples of reflux
Several days later, the team encountered another complication, as venous reflux, a blood return obstruction, caused the ear to darken, jeopardizing tissue survival.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Stopping caloric intake three hours before bedtime avoids reflux and bloating, both of which interfere with your ability to fall asleep.
—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
Sleep on your left side to help keep stomach acid down and clear reflux faster.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Nov. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Stopping caloric intake three hours before bedtime avoids reflux and bloating, both of which interfere with your ability to fall asleep.
—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
Sleep on your left side to help keep stomach acid down and clear reflux faster.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflux
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That is, this new drug lowers the mother's blood pressure while also improving blood flow to the womb at a time when the baby appears to need it.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The broken sheets of ice flow downstream until they get stuck at narrow points, sharp bends, or bridges.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Some readers may be old enough to remember the 1976 Bicentennial, which occurred during one of the city’s lowest ebbs and lifted everyone’s spirits.—
John Calvelli,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The budding photographer started bringing a camera with him on his underwater adventures to document his dives, with imagery posted on social media sharing sea species such as leopard sharks and swaying kelp forests that dance with the ebb of the ocean.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Look at how Taco Tuesday is circling the drain because the tariffs of President TrumpAlwaysChickensOut have usurped every other day of the week.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Don’t put corn husks, coffee grinds, onion peels, peach pits, eggshells, bones, vegetable peels, meat scraps, grease and large amounts of pasta down the drain.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Reflux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflux. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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