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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
But 280 days still means a city that responds to a housing shortage in nine-month increments while rents move in real time.
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Chase Garbarino, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), which relies on electrical signals, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which utilizes blood flow, were employed to measure how the brain responds to its environment.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Their visibility depends on several factors, including cloud cover, darkness and how Earth's magnetic field responds to the incoming solar wind.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
By delivering low-frequency electrical pulses, the implant stimulates those receptors and influences how the body responds to rising blood pressure.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
That is the part of AI where a model responds to your prompt after it has already been trained.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Your body responds not just to the memory itself, but to what your brain thinks that memory symbolizes about your social identity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Each session prompts the release of endorphins and serotonin, both of which help regulate mood and how the body responds to pressure.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Teen Shauna is hardened by the brutal losses of winter, and adult Taissa responds differently to reminders of the wilderness with Van by her side.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Chase Garbarino, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), which relies on electrical signals, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which utilizes blood flow, were employed to measure how the brain responds to its environment.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Their visibility depends on several factors, including cloud cover, darkness and how Earth's magnetic field responds to the incoming solar wind.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
By delivering low-frequency electrical pulses, the implant stimulates those receptors and influences how the body responds to rising blood pressure.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
That is the part of AI where a model responds to your prompt after it has already been trained.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Your body responds not just to the memory itself, but to what your brain thinks that memory symbolizes about your social identity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Each session prompts the release of endorphins and serotonin, both of which help regulate mood and how the body responds to pressure.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Teen Shauna is hardened by the brutal losses of winter, and adult Taissa responds differently to reminders of the wilderness with Van by her side.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responds
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In Waorani territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon, two grandmothers reacts differently as a road cuts into the forest.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Rickea Jackson #5 of the Chicago Sky reacts after making a basket against the Golden State Valkyries during the second half at Chase Center on May 13, 2026 in San Francisco.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But Eunice only replies that the chairwoman is excited to work with him and Ashley on the wellness center.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Maddy replies that Cassie might currently just be a big fish in a small pond.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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The inspector general answers to no commissioner, no agency head, no single executive.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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In the project, German survivor Inge Auerbacher answers questions for a hologram interview that will outlive her.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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“Responds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responds. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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