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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
Rather than respond with a film or documentary, DuVernay activated a collective of artists across multiple disciplines to tell the truth about the police abuse of Black people through storytelling and creativity.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The coroner’s office and Sacramento Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 June 2025
Never respond to unsolicited or suspicious messages.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The Bedminster club's reception desk and chef did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The coroner’s office and Sacramento Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 June 2025
Never respond to unsolicited or suspicious messages.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The Bedminster club's reception desk and chef did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Markets reacted favorably to the monthly jobs report on Friday, indicating less worry about the economic outlook, with US Treasury yields and stocks moving higher.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Pay attention to the ironclad, near chronological setlist built through generations of trial and error response on the road, and watch how tens of thousands of people who were there for each step of Wayne’s career reacts to it.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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Neither his mother nor any of Bodden’s family or friends replied to a request for comment for this story.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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Hammack should have replied to Smith that a central banker planning something as complicated as the cost of credit would be as foolhardy as a president planning Harvard’s class of 2029, multiplied by many millions.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Los Angeles has plenty of questions to answer about the future of the roster, and the front office will be very busy.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Your Friends & Neighbors wrapped up its freshman season by answering one big question — who killed Paul? — and left us pondering a few others.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
30 May 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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