as in responding
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)
it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd
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Recent Examples of reacting
But both approaches are better than the alternative—doing nothing or reacting in an ad hoc fashion.
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Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Scott Armstrong was reacting to online comments by Welch, an internet personality, after the crash of the Hawk Tuah memecoin, which lost more than 95 percent of its value in a single day when it was launched on December 4.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
With cyber threats on the rise, checking boxes and reacting to issues isn’t enough anymore.
—Jeremy Vaughan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Others in the pipeline Zealand Pharma , another company working on an amylin analog drug, fell Friday, reacting to Novo’s news.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Heard, who now lives in Spain, gave a statement to NBC News reacting to the allegations outlined in Lively’s complaint.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Investors were reacting to a deal reached between the company and its striking German workers on Friday, terms of which included cutting 35,000 jobs by 2030 and slashing production capacity to reduce costs.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Tula and her fellow Sisters are not simply reacting to the deceptive men in control of the empire, as portrayed in the Dune books.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Nick Cannon is reacting to a viral moment between Mariah Carey and Rihanna.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Scott Armstrong was reacting to online comments by Welch, an internet personality, after the crash of the Hawk Tuah memecoin, which lost more than 95 percent of its value in a single day when it was launched on December 4.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
With cyber threats on the rise, checking boxes and reacting to issues isn’t enough anymore.
—Jeremy Vaughan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Others in the pipeline Zealand Pharma , another company working on an amylin analog drug, fell Friday, reacting to Novo’s news.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Heard, who now lives in Spain, gave a statement to NBC News reacting to the allegations outlined in Lively’s complaint.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Investors were reacting to a deal reached between the company and its striking German workers on Friday, terms of which included cutting 35,000 jobs by 2030 and slashing production capacity to reduce costs.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Tula and her fellow Sisters are not simply reacting to the deceptive men in control of the empire, as portrayed in the Dune books.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Nick Cannon is reacting to a viral moment between Mariah Carey and Rihanna.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacting
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Specialized models will continue to evolve, enabling autonomous security systems capable of identifying and responding to threats faster than humans ever could.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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That was the reaction of a high-ranking personnel man from a playoff team who texted me a clip of Kevin Warren responding to a question about his commitment to Ryan Poles.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Reacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacting. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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