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as in reacts
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 replies
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 responds
January 20 – February 18 Aquarius, your network responds to steady words.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2026
Technically, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department polices its 388 acres, but the distant West Hollywood Station rarely responds to calls, if ever.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Less Valuable The market responds to the difference between results and expectations, not simply whether the results are favorable.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That is the quiet stakes of home design right now, and therapists and researchers say small changes can shift how your body responds to your own space.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
According to the company, the certification process evaluated how the system responds to equipment failures, safety-function disruptions, and potential risks to workers.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Reifel responds to Bethlehem, PA, mayor's comments When Reifel got his phone back, it was flooded with messages.
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Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Monitoring blood sugar after eating can help determine how your body responds.
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Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
17 June 2026
The Health Coach offers unmatched flexibility with those workout plans and responds fluidly to many idiosyncratic prompts and schedule needs.
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Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2026
Technically, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department polices its 388 acres, but the distant West Hollywood Station rarely responds to calls, if ever.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Less Valuable The market responds to the difference between results and expectations, not simply whether the results are favorable.
—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That is the quiet stakes of home design right now, and therapists and researchers say small changes can shift how your body responds to your own space.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
According to the company, the certification process evaluated how the system responds to equipment failures, safety-function disruptions, and potential risks to workers.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Reifel responds to Bethlehem, PA, mayor's comments When Reifel got his phone back, it was flooded with messages.
—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Monitoring blood sugar after eating can help determine how your body responds.
—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
17 June 2026
The Health Coach offers unmatched flexibility with those workout plans and responds fluidly to many idiosyncratic prompts and schedule needs.
—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responds
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The device knows more, reacts faster and plugs into more of daily life.
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This tangled relationship between Lestat and Armand, and all the guilt Lestat carries from it, provides a major breakthrough for Molloy’s documentary, and the journalist reacts with giddy, off-putting glee.
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If the interviewer replies that no urgent issues ever come up - take that with a grain of salt.
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Abbass plays a housewife named Aida who replies to a casting call for extras to make ends meet.
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Who answers messages at month four when shock loss panics a patient?
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This opinion answers the important issue of whether the Minnesota UPEPA violates the right to jury trial under the Minnesota constitution, although of course the Minnesota Supreme Court will have to itself weigh in on this issue.
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