as in responds
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 reacts
Community reacts at Board of Education meeting Parents, teachers and students alike got emotional during a Board of Education meeting Wednesday.
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Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The result is a system that reacts to emergencies instead of preventing them.
—Zeynep Portway, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
The material reacts faster to temperature changes and maintains high levels of efficiency even after extensive use.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Of course, the driver ahead never realizes the error of their ways, accelerates, or reacts at all.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Havana Rose Liu reacts to her Bottoms costars' success while speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere of Oh.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Corporate leadership reacts next.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Each hue reacts to your lips’ natural pH, revealing a one-of-a-kind color every time.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
The Powell trial could serve as a literal test case to see how a jury reacts to testimony about allegations that date back some 50 years and arguments about what level of scrutiny Riverside should have given Lorch and the basketball program.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The result is a system that reacts to emergencies instead of preventing them.
—Zeynep Portway, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
The material reacts faster to temperature changes and maintains high levels of efficiency even after extensive use.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Of course, the driver ahead never realizes the error of their ways, accelerates, or reacts at all.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Havana Rose Liu reacts to her Bottoms costars' success while speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere of Oh.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Corporate leadership reacts next.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Each hue reacts to your lips’ natural pH, revealing a one-of-a-kind color every time.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
The Powell trial could serve as a literal test case to see how a jury reacts to testimony about allegations that date back some 50 years and arguments about what level of scrutiny Riverside should have given Lorch and the basketball program.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacts
responds
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Depending on how your body responds, that could manifest as either shedding or putting on pounds.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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Industrial applications now account for more than half of total silver consumption, a shift that fundamentally alters how the metal responds to economic conditions.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Reacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacts. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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