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Recent Examples of reflex
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
Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
When children are having a hard time, screaming, stomping, or being rude and talking back, your reflex may be to yell, scold, try to control, or shame them.
—Tovah P. Klein, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Oct. 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
During her walk from her table to the stage, a sea of attendees had their phones out to record the standout incident — which could have made for a very embarrassing moment had her reflexes not been quick enough.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
When children are having a hard time, screaming, stomping, or being rude and talking back, your reflex may be to yell, scold, try to control, or shame them.
—Tovah P. Klein, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
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While messing around in camp, the reactive lighting mode was annoying to me.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The bloc’s strategy is mostly defensive and reactive, focused on protecting Europe from China’s unfair trade practices, Russian aggression, or the United States’ potential imposition of sweeping tariffs.Agathe Demarais, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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Graves aimed the gun at his uncle's legs, but the weapon was modified to be fully automatic and the recoil of the weapon led to him shooting his uncle in the abdomen.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Here are key points about bump stocks: Functionality: Bump stocks harness the recoil energy produced when the gun is fired, using it to move the firearm back and forth in the stock.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 14 June 2024
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Mercury in Sagittarius is igniting your 12th house of closure, healing and unconscious patterns, pushing you to do some serious soul-searching.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Foster this by offering regular training on unconscious bias and media ethics, as well as establishing ongoing feedback loops that give employees a voice.Kristelle Beecher, Forbes, 30 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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Our writer, Peter Cameron, came up with this idea of a car accident that felt so visceral and exciting and cinematic.Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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The 1971 film provided a template for a visceral, violent city.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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Terron Williams scored 20 points and Kyle Sanders had 13 points and 16 rebounds.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Antetokounmpo, for his part, has been as dominant as ever, averaging 31.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game on 60.1% shooting from the floor.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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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 28 Nov. 2024.
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