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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
Specialized models will continue to evolve, enabling autonomous security systems capable of identifying and responding to threats faster than humans ever could.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
That was the reaction of a high-ranking personnel man from a playoff team who texted me a clip of Kevin Warren responding to a question about his commitment to Ryan Poles.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
And only about a third of those responding were pleased with snow removal on residential streets.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
By encouraging migrants to rely on regular, legal pathways, current asylum systems will be able to help fulfill their original purpose by responding to refugees more effectively.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Nearby, Overland Park has fewer lane miles to plow — about 2,000 compared to Wyandotte County’s 2,400 — but had nearly three times as many staffers responding to the winter storm, at 170.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Take a look at Lori Harvey responding to suggestions of dating Aaron Pierre above.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
American was responding to comments on X as numerous users posted there, as well as on Bluesky and Facebook.
—Abhijith Ganapavaram and Utkarsh Shetti, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Managing tasks like responding to reviews, posting local content and optimizing search visibility at every location is key to tapping into a $54 billion opportunity, as highlighted in our 2024 Local Visibility Index.
—Afif Khoury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Tony Bradley, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
That was the reaction of a high-ranking personnel man from a playoff team who texted me a clip of Kevin Warren responding to a question about his commitment to Ryan Poles.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
And only about a third of those responding were pleased with snow removal on residential streets.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
By encouraging migrants to rely on regular, legal pathways, current asylum systems will be able to help fulfill their original purpose by responding to refugees more effectively.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Nearby, Overland Park has fewer lane miles to plow — about 2,000 compared to Wyandotte County’s 2,400 — but had nearly three times as many staffers responding to the winter storm, at 170.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Take a look at Lori Harvey responding to suggestions of dating Aaron Pierre above.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
American was responding to comments on X as numerous users posted there, as well as on Bluesky and Facebook.
—Abhijith Ganapavaram and Utkarsh Shetti, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Managing tasks like responding to reviews, posting local content and optimizing search visibility at every location is key to tapping into a $54 billion opportunity, as highlighted in our 2024 Local Visibility Index.
—Afif Khoury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responding
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But both approaches are better than the alternative—doing nothing or reacting in an ad hoc fashion.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Scott Armstrong was reacting to online comments by Welch, an internet personality, after the crash of the Hawk Tuah memecoin, which lost more than 95 percent of its value in a single day when it was launched on December 4.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Many of us listen with the intention of replying rather than truly understanding.—
Jeremy Hurewitz,
TIME,
21 Dec. 2024
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Engage directly with the audiences that interact with influencer content by replying to comments, answering questions and resharing posts.—
Deepak Bansal,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Responding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responding. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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