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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
Superintendent Gionni Thompson did not respond to interview requests.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
But LeBron James and the Lakers responded.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Reps for iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and Azoff either declined or did not respond to Variety‘s requests for comment on Friday afternoon.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The vehicle incorporates advanced driver assistance systems supported by LiDAR technology, enhancing its ability to perceive and respond to its surroundings.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
But LeBron James and the Lakers responded.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Reps for iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and Azoff either declined or did not respond to Variety‘s requests for comment on Friday afternoon.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The vehicle incorporates advanced driver assistance systems supported by LiDAR technology, enhancing its ability to perceive and respond to its surroundings.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
Verb
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Early tension can push you to spend, commit, or react quickly just to resolve the feeling.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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As businesses increasingly seek to digitize physical assets, the Wiliot-Velociti alliance positions itself as a primary engine for creating more autonomous, intelligent supply chains that can think and react in real time.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Earle replied in the comments, while also reposting the video on her own TikTok profile.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The police in Meriden are also said by others to have purchased AI report writing software, but did not reply to inquiries.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some young men, eager to assert their Americanness, answered yes to both questions and volunteered for military service; members of the all-Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team quickly became war heroes.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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County officials declined to answer questions about the grandmother’s account, including whether a social worker documented any such observation.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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