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Recent Examples of reflex
Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Many portable Bluetooth speakers rely on bass radiators to boost the low end, but these have 4-inch woofers with 50W of power to each of them, plus those MDF enclosures and bass reflex ports.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
Expectorants break up mucus, and cough suppressants block the cough reflex.
—Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Structural adaptations and mechanism of reflex bleeding in the larvae of the myrmecophilous ladybird Diomus thoracicus
Britannica.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Many portable Bluetooth speakers rely on bass radiators to boost the low end, but these have 4-inch woofers with 50W of power to each of them, plus those MDF enclosures and bass reflex ports.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Noun
Many Irish try to explain their attitude toward Israel as a commitment to international law or as the reflex of a former colony.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
Expectorants break up mucus, and cough suppressants block the cough reflex.
—Emily Dashiell, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
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While news of devastating wildfires has become distressingly familiar, the deeper crisis lies in California’s inability — or unwillingness — to shift from reactive firefighting to proactive problem-solving.Abhinav Anne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Blood tests: Doctors may check your level of something called C reactive protein, or CRP.Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 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
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This recoil was detected by watching for a change in how light scattered off the silica, which allowed the physicists to identify the exact moment a nucleus decayed.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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The man was unconscious and officers also assisted in giving him first aid.Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
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One person was unconscious on the way to the hospital, the outlet reported.Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Today, the last of those profiles is being taken down amid waves of viral revulsion as word of their existence has spread online.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
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The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Loki the cat, who lives in Idaho with his cat siblings Ed and Luna and their owner, has gone viral for his visceral reaction to being out in driving snow.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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On the Clock is a visceral depiction of manual labor, alienation, and family in rural France.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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Edwards delivered in a big way, scoring a career-high 53 points, hitting 10 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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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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Psychologists use the same technique to tap into our subconscious.LaRae Quy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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All her works begin with drawings, evidence of her belief in the Surrealist tradition of doodling and automatic writing as ways to tap into the subconscious.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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