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Recent Examples of reflex
Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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
Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Each mode will test your reflexes and aim – and thankfully, there aren't a ton of rules to memorize.
—New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Basal tears keep the eye moist, while reflex tears are meant to protect the eye from irritants like dust.
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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
Noun
He’s got good hands and reflexes on tips and redirects around the net.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Each mode will test your reflexes and aim – and thankfully, there aren't a ton of rules to memorize.
—New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Their decision-making tends to be reactive, risk-averse and focused on short-term survival rather than long-term success.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Brown-rot fungi leave the lignin largely intact but release highly reactive molecules that break down the cellulose, leaving behind a brown, crumbly substrate.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But should the White House recoil from the Five Eyes, the remaining members could forge ahead with beefing up bilateral agreements on intelligence sharing between individual countries.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 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
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
Noun
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Reviews of the Peacock series dripped with disdain and revulsion for the entire project: Here’s the Guardian: The show doesn’t just make the case for Anthony’s innocence all over again.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 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
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
Noun
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Dwight Howard, the best player on the franchise’s 2008-09 Eastern Conference championship team and Orlando’s career leader in total points, rebounds and blocks, will be inducted into the Magic’s Hall of Fame later this month, team officials announced Thursday night.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Florida is led by a trio of senior guards, Walter Clayton (16.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists per game), Alijah Martin (14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists), and Will Richard (13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists).—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 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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Then there are issues of bias—subconscious or overt—in the workplace.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Your subconscious mind processes thousands of data points your conscious mind doesn't register.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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