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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
Officers responded to reports of shots being fired shortly after 12:15 a.m. in the 1700 block of East 97th Street in the Linden Hills and Indian Heights neighborhood of Kansas City.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
San Diego police responded to the shooting under a countywide protocol designed to keep law enforcement agencies from investigating themselves when an officer opens fire.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Oakland Fire Department personnel and paramedics responded to calls for assistance, but both victims succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Officers responded to an area near the intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and Quail Road at around 2:08 a.m.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
San Diego police responded to the shooting under a countywide protocol designed to keep law enforcement agencies from investigating themselves when an officer opens fire.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Oakland Fire Department personnel and paramedics responded to calls for assistance, but both victims succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Officers responded to an area near the intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and Quail Road at around 2:08 a.m.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
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In other news: Louisville leaders react to D.C. police department takeover: President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has drawn attention in Louisville.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Aug. 2025
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Lewis Gannett, literary critic, New York Herald Tribune, August 29, 1946: When headlines say a hundred thousand people are killed, whether in battle, by earthquake, flood, or atom bomb, the human mind refuses to react to mathematics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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Baier replied to the post, explaining what had happened.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
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Representatives for the Academy and for Wallen’s record label Big Loud didn’t immediately reply to request for comment.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security and its agents are not obligated to answer questions from family members, journalists or citizens, experts told CNN.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Many migrants are likely hesitant to answer questions from government officials conducting a jobs survey.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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