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
Jalen Brunson reacts after being named the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during Portugal's match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 18 June 2026
The film works because his character reacts like a normal person trapped in escalating chaos.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
The technologies and biology of the extraterrestrials are left largely unexplained, with the plot focusing less on those details and more on how humanity reacts to their existence.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Calcium hydroxide forms and immediately reacts with the silica network.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
The most obvious one is how Jones reacts when a play is well-covered by the secondary, like a few were Wednesday.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026
That means the foods to eat (and avoid) depend on learning what your body reacts to.
—Gagandeep Brar, Health, 11 June 2026
Congress reacts in the summer of 1866 by enacting the Fourteenth Amendment in Congress.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during Portugal's match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 18 June 2026
The film works because his character reacts like a normal person trapped in escalating chaos.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
The technologies and biology of the extraterrestrials are left largely unexplained, with the plot focusing less on those details and more on how humanity reacts to their existence.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Calcium hydroxide forms and immediately reacts with the silica network.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
The most obvious one is how Jones reacts when a play is well-covered by the secondary, like a few were Wednesday.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 June 2026
That means the foods to eat (and avoid) depend on learning what your body reacts to.
—Gagandeep Brar, Health, 11 June 2026
Congress reacts in the summer of 1866 by enacting the Fourteenth Amendment in Congress.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reacts
responds
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According to the company, the certification process evaluated how the system responds to equipment failures, safety-function disruptions, and potential risks to workers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Reifel responds to Bethlehem, PA, mayor's comments When Reifel got his phone back, it was flooded with messages.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Reacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reacts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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