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reflectively

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[ri-flek-tiv-lee] / rɪˈflɛk tɪv li /

adverb

  1. in a reflective way.

  2. as a result of reflection.


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"The fragment was as sharp as a blade. Doctors said it was a large piece, and that I was lucky to survive," he says reflectively.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2025

After her defeat, Murali speaks reflectively about the pressure she and others are under to live up to expectations — not least the expectations they have for themselves.

From Seattle Times Apr. 3, 2024

"When Your Back's Against the Wall" reflectively picks up on Oher's life after football, in comparison to what he saw other athletes go through.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2023

For the first program, a staggering Tilson Thomas performance made Prokofiev’s wartime Fifth Symphony grippingly consequential and presented his own personal “Meditations on Rilke” as reflectively disquieting.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2022

“Let me see,” continued the honorary colonel reflectively.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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