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as in reactions
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
my response to my first boxing defeat was to train even harder
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as in replies
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for
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Recent Examples of responses
The crash has drawn a range of reactions — from conspiracy theories that suggest a government plot to sicken people to serious responses from people who oppose experimenting on animals.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Their responses show that despite the enthusiasm for the technology in the workplace, students are being advised to go slow.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The poll was based on responses from 500 likely voters, who were surveyed from October 23 to October 26.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That work led to the Multisensory Correlation Detector (MCD), which could imitate human responses to simple audiovisual patterns like flashes and clicks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Of course, this play asks a lot of political questions, but the intimacy of the responses has been the real surprise.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The alliance emphasizes that climate emotions — anxiety, grief, even rage — are not pathologies but rational responses to a destabilized world.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Simply being present—to the situation, to your own real responses—can fix so much.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The moon was in Aries, expressing our emotional responses to the movie.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Their responses show that despite the enthusiasm for the technology in the workplace, students are being advised to go slow.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The poll was based on responses from 500 likely voters, who were surveyed from October 23 to October 26.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That work led to the Multisensory Correlation Detector (MCD), which could imitate human responses to simple audiovisual patterns like flashes and clicks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Of course, this play asks a lot of political questions, but the intimacy of the responses has been the real surprise.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The alliance emphasizes that climate emotions — anxiety, grief, even rage — are not pathologies but rational responses to a destabilized world.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Simply being present—to the situation, to your own real responses—can fix so much.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The moon was in Aries, expressing our emotional responses to the movie.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responses
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The crash has drawn a range of reactions — from conspiracy theories that suggest a government plot to sicken people to serious responses from people who oppose experimenting on animals.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Silicon Valley giants announce huge AI spending sprees Silicon Valley giants announced huge AI spending sprees, drawing divergent market reactions — while seeming to ease fears of a major market correction.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Facebook tested a comparable dislike button in 2015 and 2018, which would only contribute to the rankings of replies on public Facebook pages and wouldn’t apply to private posts from friends, but ultimately didn’t choose to keep the feature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the replies, for the most part, were full of praise for his inventive, if a little scary, efforts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Eager for answers, Mae messaged Charlie’s owner but got no response.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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All of that has left the Heat seeking answers in the immediate aftermath of Rozier’s Thursday arrest stemming from his alleged involvement in a sports betting scheme.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Responses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responses. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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