"reflect" meaning in English

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          "text": "These words didn't accurately reflect his thoughts."
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          "text": "Changing fashion reflected the changing population."
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          "text": "Greensburg's population had fallen steadily for decades, reflecting a trend in many small farming towns in Kansas."
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          "text": "This concept is simplistic and clearly does not reflect reality."
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          "text": "Attitudes towards religion also reflect historical factors."
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          "text": "Politicians can maintain their popularity only if their decisions reflect public preferences."
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          "text": "His letters began to reflect his growing anger."
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          "text": "The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom."
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          "text": "Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease."
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          "text": "Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need."
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          "text": "The mirrors on the stairway reflected ladies in white, blue, and pink dresses."
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        "If x reflects y, the light from y can be seen in x."
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          "text": "Sunlight was reflecting off the glass."
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          "text": "In jail he's had time to reflect upon what he did and how many lives he touched through his actions."
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        "If you reflect about something, you think about it carefully."
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          "text": "Changing fashion reflected the changing population."
        },
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        },
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          "text": "His letters began to reflect his growing anger."
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          "text": "The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom."
        },
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          "text": "Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease."
        },
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          "text": "Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need."
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