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as in reacting
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 replying
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 responding
Pay attention to these signals, and start responding to them instead of pushing them out of your mind.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite shooting down any suggestions of infidelity, she’s continued to field the questions and comments, responding politely to the seemingly never-ending queries.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The book—or rather, the section of the book that covers the miraculous story of the school bus that McKay drove to safety after responding to an emergency call—became the basis of Greengrass’ movie co-written by Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
The official, responding to a query about the plans from The Athletic, spoke on condition of anonymity and was not authorized to be named publicly.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Since launch, Firaxis has been releasing patches and responding to player feedback about some of the divisive changes.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Central Texas flood response While in Austin for the second special session, the Texas Legislature considered several bills responding to the Central Texas flooding in July, which resulted in more than 130 deaths, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Other PAs are responding to the vagaries of the modern entertainment industry by coming together to unionize.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite shooting down any suggestions of infidelity, she’s continued to field the questions and comments, responding politely to the seemingly never-ending queries.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The book—or rather, the section of the book that covers the miraculous story of the school bus that McKay drove to safety after responding to an emergency call—became the basis of Greengrass’ movie co-written by Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
The official, responding to a query about the plans from The Athletic, spoke on condition of anonymity and was not authorized to be named publicly.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Since launch, Firaxis has been releasing patches and responding to player feedback about some of the divisive changes.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Central Texas flood response While in Austin for the second special session, the Texas Legislature considered several bills responding to the Central Texas flooding in July, which resulted in more than 130 deaths, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Other PAs are responding to the vagaries of the modern entertainment industry by coming together to unionize.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responding
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In the video, someone delivers the punchline and the extras, including Wagner, are filmed reacting.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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As Malone recounts in the book, Diller showed that pithy side in reacting to the end of the line for his quest for Paramount.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With an uneasy feeling about the situation, the man decided to stop replying.—
Nicki Cox,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
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Why Colombians are answering Zelenskyy’s plea Decades of warfare have left Colombia with one of the largest and most well-trained armies in the world.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Around 50 Hoosier guardsmen will help ICE officials with tasks such as answering phones, biometric collection, tracking expenses, entering data and maintaining vehicles.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Responding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responding. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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