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as in to react
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)
doctors studying how the brain responds to pain
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as in to reply
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of respond
Mimi’s assistant clarifies Zendaya hasn’t responded to any of their mood boards, actually.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead, senior quarterback Daniel Vaita responded after throwing a pick-six on his first drive of the second half with two touchdown passes to Roye Oliver III, and added a two-point conversion run.
—Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Spain's Defense Ministry did not respond to multiple requests seeking to confirm its involvement in resolving the pay issue.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
The Department of Agriculture did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead, senior quarterback Daniel Vaita responded after throwing a pick-six on his first drive of the second half with two touchdown passes to Roye Oliver III, and added a two-point conversion run.
—Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Spain's Defense Ministry did not respond to multiple requests seeking to confirm its involvement in resolving the pay issue.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
The Department of Agriculture did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
Verb
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Airlines reacted to news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be reducing air traffic by 10 percent on Friday across 40 airports nationwide amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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O’Shea supported the stance that a child’s behavior is key in determining how to react to high temperatures.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Peskov replied that the Kremlin was assessing whether preparations for nuclear tests were necessary rather than actually beginning them, Tass reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The chatbot replied with a long, supportive message.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Water Utilities has to study demographics and costs once the first two questions are answered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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That Berube can’t answer that question publicly and confidently right now is part of the problem for the team.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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