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Recent Examples of reflex
Brad Moon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
But ultimately, the week ended with a pretty good array of extremes in selling pressure and hedging demand of the sort that should turn the risk-reward more favorable for a reflex bounce before too long.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Christian Wolf, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Spielberg ignited pop-culture reflexes and touched on themes of family, fatherhood, childhood, and social consciousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
In addition, the bass reflex port on these speakers is front-facing, which means that they can be placed close to walls without risk of distortion.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
But ultimately, the week ended with a pretty good array of extremes in selling pressure and hedging demand of the sort that should turn the risk-reward more favorable for a reflex bounce before too long.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
Even clear defensive reactions to painful stimuli were considered to be mere reflexes.
—Christian Wolf, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Spielberg ignited pop-culture reflexes and touched on themes of family, fatherhood, childhood, and social consciousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
Adjective
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Her programme consisted of single-leg stability exercises, jumps and landings, as well as reactive drills to prepare her for the next big step — running.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Confident, skilled sales teams fuel proactive selling instead of reactive scrambling.—
Julie Thomas,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Each wave of skinny fixation has echoed like a cultural recoil — a shrinking aesthetic that emerges just as women expand their influence Advertisement But something is shifting.—
Anne Marie Chaker,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Thus, when leaders mimic empathetic phrases without genuine feeling, teams subconsciously recoil, cementing emotional barriers.—
Sahar Andrade,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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In some cases, AI feedback forced Martinez to reflect on how unconscious bias may have shaped his original assessment.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Used responsibly, these systems can offer clearer benchmarks and reduce unconscious bias.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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And the teenage provocateur made no secret of that revulsion, loudly belittling his fellow students.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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People celebrating this holiday weekend may have different ideas about what sparked the American Revolution: a yearning for liberty; a revulsion at taxation without representation; or a desire to have a national sport where players can touch the ball with their hands.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The result is a raw and immersive experience—a visceral portrait of love, fear, and resilience in the most extreme conditions.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
Noun
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As such, Flagg finishes his Summer League averaging 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in two games.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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In the Las Vegas opener, Johnson had nine points, three rebounds and eight fouls in 27 minutes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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George Lucas’ 1977 space saga is pure Pavlovian pop rush and knows how to modernize creaky B-movie genre elements for maximum audience reaction.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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For its viewing audience, tuning in would eventually become a kind of Pavlovian response to breaking news — and to anything major unfolding anywhere in the world.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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And when detecting the artist approaching flow, the device would emit a subtle cue — a slight change in the sound of their instrument or the lighting — to give the brain a subconscious boost and thereby accelerate and enhance one’s immersion into flow.—
Brandon Sneed,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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Each time the person watches the video, their subconscious mind is seemingly being subverted toward being obedient to AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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