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reflected

/ɹɪˈflɛktɪd/ adjective B2
  1. Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light). · reflected light or reflected heat
  2. Vicarious; derived from the work or success of somebody else. · The astronaut's brother basked in the reflected glory of the successful mission.
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Seeing his own shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the size and variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for having such slender and weak feet.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 89 · B2
Danglars reflected for a moment.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 7 · C1
As he thus reflected, he felt the sensation we have described, and which had hitherto been unknown to him, arise in his bosom, and fill him with vague apprehensions.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 85 · C1
Clearly they reflected the thoughts which possessed him, but whether the music aided those thoughts, or whether the playing was simply the result of a whim or fancy was more than I could determine.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2

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