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as in to react
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)
doctors studying how the brain responds to pain
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as in to reply
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of respond
Hamoud Jumaa, a member of the national assembly of Tanzania and a CCM leader, speaking to Newsweek, responded to opposition allegations.
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Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The news coming out of Dominica is much more opaque, filtering largely through local reports since both the defense and prosecution have yet to respond to Rolling Stone for comment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The State Department did not respond to CNN’s questions about the administration’s intentions for the birth control commodities.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Deery’s office did not respond to a request for an interview and said the statement stands.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The news coming out of Dominica is much more opaque, filtering largely through local reports since both the defense and prosecution have yet to respond to Rolling Stone for comment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The State Department did not respond to CNN’s questions about the administration’s intentions for the birth control commodities.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Deery’s office did not respond to a request for an interview and said the statement stands.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
Verb
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How did the public react to River Phoenix’s death?—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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What Netflix is great at, more than any other legacy media company, is pivoting and reacting to a hit, capitalizing on what audiences are responding to on its platform.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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The company did not reply to TIME's request for comment.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kid Rock did not immediately reply to an NBC News request for comment.—
Kate Reilly,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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That question may be answered in Salt Lake City.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the Star Tribune, park service officials did not answer questions about whether law enforcement responded to the call prior to the father and son's deaths being reported June 8.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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