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to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)
- doctors studying how the brain responds to pain
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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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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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