His knee-jerk reaction was to raise his voice at his child.
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Knee-jerk
Synonyms for "knee-jerk"
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He gave a knee-jerk response.
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There were knee-jerk demands from trade unions for immediate withdrawal of all HSTs; these were wrong-headed.
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The knee-jerk reaction is further evidence of just how panicked investors are about the stability of the global financial system after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week.
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