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Recent Examples of reflex
Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
This is made up of a module rocking a 1-inch titanium dome tweeter, 2.75-inch woofer with a fiberglass diaphragm and a 990-cc sound chamber at the front left and right, plus bass reflex porting to the edge.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
By the early Seventies injuries would begin to take a heavy toll on Law, the mind was still sharp, but the lightning reflexes had been dulled and the goals no longer came so easily.
—Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
This decline affects the delicate balance of tear production, contributing to symptoms like irritation, blurred vision and even reflex tearing.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
This is made up of a module rocking a 1-inch titanium dome tweeter, 2.75-inch woofer with a fiberglass diaphragm and a 990-cc sound chamber at the front left and right, plus bass reflex porting to the edge.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Suffocation and Death Alcohol poisoning can impair necessary reflexes in your body, particularly the gag reflex—which helps prevent choking on food, liquids, and saliva.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
By the early Seventies injuries would begin to take a heavy toll on Law, the mind was still sharp, but the lightning reflexes had been dulled and the goals no longer came so easily.
—Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Cleveland Browns: Abdul Carter, DE/OLB, Penn State — No, this isn't a reactive move after Myles Garrett's trade request.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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These tools are shifting finance teams from reactive cost management to proactive, strategic partners in growth.—
Sasha Vyash,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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When material is blown off the comet's surface, there is a rocket-like recoil that provides the nongravitational acceleration on top of their orbits, which are already set by the gravitational pull of the sun.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Western governments and much of the world recoil at the idea of a jihadist Syria.—
Paul du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The actress was unconscious and unresponsive, according to the New York Police Department.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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This residual may stem from conscious or unconscious bias or other factors outside the scope of this research.—
Kweilin Ellingrud,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jewish groups that are more broad-minded and sensible reacted with concern over the fate of the hostages and revulsion at the entire idea.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Rather than save Himself, Jesus followed precisely the path of moral justice to the Golgotha, awakening a moral revulsion against the war makers that spread across humankind, giving hope that swords would one day be beaten into plowshares.—
Kary Love,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lucas, however, wanted to combine the visceral feeling of high-speed World War II dogfights with the realism of 2001.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her knockout performance carries The Substance, propelled by visceral desperation, rage and cruel suffering.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Harris grabbed seven rebounds and shot 8 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Patterson,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Friday night, the Cathedral Catholic High School senior guard led the Dons with 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had two key assists in the fourth quarter as Cathedral held off a late San Marcos run and edged the Knights 73-68 in a San Diego Section Open Division quarterfinal game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The clack-clack-clack of the spinning wheel and the announcing of the winning number tends to elicit a Pavlovian response from the audience.—
David Andreatta,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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After a decade, my body reacts in a Pavlovian way to its stimuli, the scroll of torsos, the dopamine of a red dot notification, a three-toned beep that perks you up in your chair.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This subconscious tendency—holding space for a future partner while resisting real relationships—sheds light on why some people, despite craving love, never fully step into it.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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An intuitive understanding releases a pressure valve in your subconscious.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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