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noun • a reflex response to sudden pain verb • draw back, as with fear or pain | ||||||||
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adverb • at or in the front • toward the future; forward in time • in a forward direction • ahead of time; in anticipation • to a more advanced or advantageous position • to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future) • leading or ahead in a competition adjective satellite • having the leading position or higher score in a contest | ||||||||
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noun • the act of drawing spatially closer to something • arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time • the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse adjective satellite • of the relatively near future | ||||||||
Recoil Slightly As From An Oncoming Punch Crossword Clue
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FLINCH which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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FLINCH
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