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Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
By Kate Lindsay These days, turning on my Amazon Fire smart TV is like a reflex test.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Knocked down on the field and lying on his back, Tagovailoa’s right arm extended up into the air as the fingers on his hand curled, a reflex known as the fencing position that happens after a significant brain injury.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
When anxious, angry, or overwhelmed, your muscles subconsciously contract and knot up as a reflex reaction to guard against injury and pain.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
By Kate Lindsay These days, turning on my Amazon Fire smart TV is like a reflex test.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Noun
Whittaker combines otherworldly reflexes, skill, athleticism, and showmanship into a package that resembles a hybrid between Naseem Hamed, Michael Nunn, and MMA great Anderson Silva.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Knocked down on the field and lying on his back, Tagovailoa’s right arm extended up into the air as the fingers on his hand curled, a reflex known as the fencing position that happens after a significant brain injury.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Like a corporate fire drill, this preparation meant that when real issues arose, our response was instinctive rather than reactive.Sidharth Ramsinghaney, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The broadcaster is not on the hook to be proactive here, but rather reactive.Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting—like the recoil of a big-bore automatic handgun—is indelicate but infinitely satisfying.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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To the filmmakers’ credit, the movie delves more deeply into her confusion, recoil and unhealthy decisions.Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 July 2024
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At some point during the assault, the release continues, the suspect grabbed the girl from her bed, knocked her unconscious, then fled.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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The opening scenes end with Ena and Alfonso slumped unconscious in their carriage.John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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In episode six, the last one before the next batch of Love Is Blind becomes available next week, her annoyance and frankly, revulsion, with her new fiancé becomes more and more palpable.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
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Her germ phobia may have infected Simone with her lifelong revulsion at bodily contact.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Then, there was the matter of the Grimms’ language—sparse, hectic, visceral, unfiltered.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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With its combination of diaristic iPhone videos, news reports, hotel security footage from the night of Ito’s rape and various audio recordings, the film is a visceral testimony of survival and recourse.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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On an afternoon when sophomore Nunu Agara stuffed the box score, compiling 16 points, nine rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists, Stanford easily handled Gonzaga, the preseason favorite to win the West Coast Conference.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Braun has rocketed out of the gate as the Nuggets’ new fifth starter, averaging 16.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, a block and a steal per game through a tenth of the season.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Those who follow the teachings of Warren Buffett know only to invest via index funds in a Pavlovian fashion.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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Every other outcome only reinforces his Pavlovian impulse to belittle, attack and dominate.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
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The idea was that the ballad is a spell that opens the road, but, really, the ballad is the thing that motivated Billy’s subconscious to create the spell that creates the road.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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The solar eclipse in Libra on October 2 may also bring hidden aspects of your subconscious to the forefront, urging you to explore your inner landscape.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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