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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
Police are responding to a shooting that left multiple people injured at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the school’s Homecoming weekend.
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Brown was arrested by responding officers on the light rail platform and subsequently charged.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In other words, addressing crime beyond responding to 911 calls.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
The operations managers have to monitor dozens of dashboards while responding to technology breakdowns, reallocating resources, and making rapid-fire decisions.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Selena Gomez seems to be responding to recent remarks made by Hailey Bieber about their respective beauty brands.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025
His pistol was recovered by responding officers.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
As consumer preferences grow more diverse and fast-moving, denim mills are responding with agility and innovation.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Brown was arrested by responding officers on the light rail platform and subsequently charged.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In other words, addressing crime beyond responding to 911 calls.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
The operations managers have to monitor dozens of dashboards while responding to technology breakdowns, reallocating resources, and making rapid-fire decisions.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Selena Gomez seems to be responding to recent remarks made by Hailey Bieber about their respective beauty brands.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025
His pistol was recovered by responding officers.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
As consumer preferences grow more diverse and fast-moving, denim mills are responding with agility and innovation.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responding
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These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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In September, Spector appeared in a Mamdani ad channeling his robber baron character from HBO’s The Gilded Age to perform a dramatic reading of a New York Times story about how the rich in the Hamptons are reacting to the Democratic nominee.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ant dramatically yelled out, replying to the fan's question while looking over towards the players on the court.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Kaliakmanis’ counterpart — freshman Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey — got the last laugh, replying with two second-half touchdown passes and three total as Minnesota rallied from that 14-0 hole for a 31-28 win in their Big Ten opener.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Watches offer an opportunity to expand that world, telling our story through a new lens while answering a growing desire for pieces that combine design, with exceptional functionality.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to answering many Zelda fans’ requests to own the music on vinyl, the box set also marks the first time the infamously strict Nintendo has ever released a physical soundtrack for sale in the United States.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Responding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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