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Recent Examples of reflux
Digestion slows at night and laying flat after eating can lead to physical discomforts like heartburn and reflux.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 May 2025
Because the disorder is not well known to the public, many patients experience a delay in diagnosis and may be misdiagnosed with gastric reflux or allergies.
—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
Her advice is to pair seltzer with food, rather than drinking it on an empty stomach, to help reduce its impact on reflux.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 1 May 2025
It’s believed to reduce reflux by helping food move more quickly through the digestive tract.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 May 2025
Because the disorder is not well known to the public, many patients experience a delay in diagnosis and may be misdiagnosed with gastric reflux or allergies.
—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
Her advice is to pair seltzer with food, rather than drinking it on an empty stomach, to help reduce its impact on reflux.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 1 May 2025
It’s believed to reduce reflux by helping food move more quickly through the digestive tract.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflux
Noun
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That’s because the quick-drying fabric of these pants is perforated throughout, promoting air flow on hot, humid days.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Six bombs or missiles reportedly targeted entry and exit points to block attempts to evacuate the building and disrupt air flow inside.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Optimism is clearly at a low ebb ahead of the new campaign and a sizeable 50 per cent of respondents are not hopeful at all ahead of the new season, while 38.9 per cent are not very hopeful.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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This latest ebb in foreign funding fits into a broader pattern that Sierra Leone, and other countries, have grappled with for decades, Mara Kardas-Nelson reports.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, a thread on Reddit includes multiple reports of bugs in the third iOS 26 beta, including issues with signal, battery drain, Apple Pay and Wi-Fi.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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And the open drains at the edge of the pavement, their entropic scent and the terror of falling into the stream of iridescent green slurry that ran through them.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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“Reflux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflux. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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