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
Cassie's lawyers reacts to Diddy sentencing Attorneys Douglas Wigdor and Meredith Firetog, who represent Ventura Fine, shared a statement following the ruling Friday.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … SHAPE UP – Military community reacts to Hegseth's demand for fitness, loyalty.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This interactive Night Fury friend makes more than 60 different sounds and reacts when trainers-in-training use his toy fish to get his attention.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Plus, Madison Maidenberg reacts to her fiancé Joe Ferrucci body-shaming her.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees reacts during the third inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on September 13, 2025 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Where the center develops will affect how the storm moves and reacts to the larger atmospheric environment around it.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
There are so many things that are being repressed here, and when Vivian brings them up her mother reacts poorly.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
But again, everyone reacts differently.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … SHAPE UP – Military community reacts to Hegseth's demand for fitness, loyalty.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This interactive Night Fury friend makes more than 60 different sounds and reacts when trainers-in-training use his toy fish to get his attention.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Plus, Madison Maidenberg reacts to her fiancé Joe Ferrucci body-shaming her.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees reacts during the third inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on September 13, 2025 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Where the center develops will affect how the storm moves and reacts to the larger atmospheric environment around it.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
There are so many things that are being repressed here, and when Vivian brings them up her mother reacts poorly.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
But again, everyone reacts differently.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacts
responds
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There, the Princess of Wales will view a Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft, which responds to potential threats, and then head to the Typhoon Future Synthetic Training facility.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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In contrast to the original selection, Open Group responds to violence with nonviolence, exclusivity with openness.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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