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
In the video, someone delivers the punchline and the extras, including Wagner, are filmed reacting.
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
As Malone recounts in the book, Diller showed that pithy side in reacting to the end of the line for his quest for Paramount.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about how much SNAP funding Kentucky will be responsible for and how lawmakers are reacting to the new costs.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet forward-looking leaders aren’t just reacting.
—Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And regional bank stocks are now reacting to all the possibilities.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Just hours before his death was confirmed, Osanju posted multiple videos reacting to the soccer match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, which resulted in a tie.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Saturday Night Live is primed to look very different in season 51, and one of its recent cast-offs is reacting to the dramatic fan response.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead of rushing into clapbacks, reflect before reacting.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
As Malone recounts in the book, Diller showed that pithy side in reacting to the end of the line for his quest for Paramount.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about how much SNAP funding Kentucky will be responsible for and how lawmakers are reacting to the new costs.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Yet forward-looking leaders aren’t just reacting.
—Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And regional bank stocks are now reacting to all the possibilities.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Just hours before his death was confirmed, Osanju posted multiple videos reacting to the soccer match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, which resulted in a tie.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Saturday Night Live is primed to look very different in season 51, and one of its recent cast-offs is reacting to the dramatic fan response.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead of rushing into clapbacks, reflect before reacting.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacting
responding
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Pay attention to these signals, and start responding to them instead of pushing them out of your mind.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Despite shooting down any suggestions of infidelity, she’s continued to field the questions and comments, responding politely to the seemingly never-ending queries.—
Sara Belcher,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Reacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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