Synonyms for knee jerk
knee jerk

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1. knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflexnoun

   a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

   Synonyms:
   knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex

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1. Marlon Kimpson:

   This will not be done in a knee-jerk fashion, i'm going to be in focus groups with business leaders and talking to constituents. The massacre opened up an opportunity but to build a super majority will require a lot of work.

2. Doug Jones:

   I'm open to voting yes. I'm open to voting no. We don't know who this nominee is going to be yet. I don't think my role is a rubber stamp for the President, but it's also not an automatic, knee-jerk no either.

3. Matt Smith:

   This is a knee-jerk reaction given that Bolton has been so adversarial with Iran, with his removal, there is an expectation there won't be as much vehemence in the tit-for-tat with Iran.

4. Mark Luschini:

   The referendum doesn't really change anything with the negotiations, i think after the initial knee jerk reaction, the majority opinion is that there is still a possibility of some sort of a deal that keeps Greece in the euro zone.

5. Fernando Bermudez:

   I don't think citizens want the death penalty anymore or a moratorium. Now, it's a matter of dismantling the system so it can not come back and function in a knee jerk reaction where 13 people can get executed like under Trump, president Biden can not continue that legacy.