as in response
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
we were startled by her extreme reaction to being jilted by her boyfriend
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Recent Examples of reaction
But the starkness of difference in the reactions illustrates just how much has changed.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Butler’s reaction while running at second base said it all.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Expert reactions McClatchy News spoke with two political violence experts to obtain their reactions to the CSIS study, which they were not involved with.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Laughter’s also a reaction to discomfort, and how difficult these complex issues are.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Butler’s reaction while running at second base said it all.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Expert reactions McClatchy News spoke with two political violence experts to obtain their reactions to the CSIS study, which they were not involved with.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Laughter’s also a reaction to discomfort, and how difficult these complex issues are.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaction
Noun
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Critics said Johnson’s hands-off approach was evident in his response to the biggest political crisis of his tenure.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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But when the Coast Guard approached on a 45-foot response boat, authorities said, the cuddy cabin boat began racing south to evade arrest.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The answer, experts say, is more complicated than any algorithm.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
26 Sep. 2025
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Others were related to the actual content of the courses, such as a school that used a curriculum that included inaccurate information about permissible blood-alcohol levels for drivers and another school that provided students with answers to final exam questions in advance.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaction. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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