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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
Florida responded with two goals — one from Verhaeghe, the other from Lundell — to take a 2-1 lead, silencing the Amalie Arena crowd.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Medical personnel responded and transported Sperbeck to a local hospital in critical condition, per a Riverside County Sheriff news release.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 1 May 2025
Honoring the work to respond to Murdered Missing Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) is both heavy and rewarding when families can find closure or reunite.
—Sahmie S. Wytewa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Gardner did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Medical personnel responded and transported Sperbeck to a local hospital in critical condition, per a Riverside County Sheriff news release.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 1 May 2025
Honoring the work to respond to Murdered Missing Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) is both heavy and rewarding when families can find closure or reunite.
—Sahmie S. Wytewa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Gardner did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
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This will give your immune system enough time to fully react to the first dose.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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To react to this desire by changing one’s body rather than one’s society is, for the TERF, to pick the wrong fight; bodily modification is not empowerment but submission.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Shein did not immediately reply to a request for comment.—
Helen Reid,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Several TikTok users replied to her video, with a range of positive and negative comments.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The spokesperson did not immediately answer the AP's questions regarding the practicality and feasibility of reopening Alcatraz or the agency's role in the future of the former prison given the National Park Service's control of the island.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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But his rebuke of Trump's policies answered one of Wall Street's biggest questions of this weekend: Would Buffett weigh in on the trade war and its massive disruptions?—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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