reflector

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Recent Examples of reflector The reflector shield’s diameter is just less than 32 inches, and the hottest areas are typically within a few feet of the base. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 With the idea that the Mofate X Hike is built to mega-mile into remote spaces where even a simple injury could turn into a life-threatening disaster in a blink, the boot becomes Hoka's first to incorporate a Recco reflector. New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 Provide point protection for Balch Camp PG&E hydro-electric and residential facilities, two powerhouses, Balch communication reflector, penstock and valve houses, and associated power distribution lines. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Dust tails are far brighter and more spectacular to the eye than gas tails, because dust is a very effective reflector of sunlight. Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reflector
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Noun
  • The situation, Peterson said, escalated rapidly, at one point sending her through the family home to cover up all of the mirrors as her child’s changing self image triggered severe reactions.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The score also really mirrors where Ilya and Shane are emotionally with one another.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Reflector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflector. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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