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Recent Examples of reflux
If chocolate causes reflux symptoms, swap it for low-fat, non-chocolate desserts to satisfy sweet cravings.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 2 Feb. 2025
Combination Drugs Sometimes, taking a single medicine may not relieve reflux symptoms.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
People with peptic ulcers and people who have had a gastric bypass or gallbladder removal surgery are more likely to develop bile reflux, often due to a structural issue or surgical complication.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
For some years, my larynx has been swimming in phlegm, the result of an undetermined ratio between reflux and postnasal drip.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 2 Feb. 2025
Combination Drugs Sometimes, taking a single medicine may not relieve reflux symptoms.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
People with peptic ulcers and people who have had a gastric bypass or gallbladder removal surgery are more likely to develop bile reflux, often due to a structural issue or surgical complication.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
For some years, my larynx has been swimming in phlegm, the result of an undetermined ratio between reflux and postnasal drip.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflux
Noun
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Place the paper inside the jar, along with the herbs and seal the jar with green candle wax — green symbolizes abundance and the flow of new growth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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In 2003, researchers noted a similar hydrothermal feature spring up on the other side of the rhyolite flow near Nymph Lake.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid will go into their Champions League quarter-final first leg away to Arsenal at their lowest ebb this season.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The number of players in the organization who could thrive during their inexpensive entry-level deals is at a low ebb.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The obvious impact will be longer battery life while the handset uses the same performance levels, or more performance for a similar battery drain compared to last year’s Pixel 9 family.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Off-setting the decreasing talent pipeline and skills drain, leaders must pivot policies, procedures, and workplace culture to facilitate the new whole life career model to ensure future talent and benefit from the longevity advantage.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Reflux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflux. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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