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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 cascading legal rulings — plus the varying responses of each state to the shutoff — means people who rely on SNAP are in vastly different situations.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Fifty responses aired grievances with ACHD operations and management unrelated to impact fees or the capital improvement plan.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
Trump's relationship with both sports and celebrity culture has been a recurring feature of his political brand, and his responses to public figures like Swift often ignite widespread debate and online discourse.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
This screening ensures that only appropriate input is processed, allowing the agent to generate responses that consistently align with TIME's rigorous editorial standards, style guides, and ethical policies.
—Time Staff, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Mainstream opinion viewed the devastation of Gaza—the killing of more than 68,000 Palestinians, razing of entire cities and villages, and preparations for mass expulsions—as justified responses to Hamas’s atrocities.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Not all responses have been negative.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 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
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
Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Fifty responses aired grievances with ACHD operations and management unrelated to impact fees or the capital improvement plan.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
Trump's relationship with both sports and celebrity culture has been a recurring feature of his political brand, and his responses to public figures like Swift often ignite widespread debate and online discourse.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
This screening ensures that only appropriate input is processed, allowing the agent to generate responses that consistently align with TIME's rigorous editorial standards, style guides, and ethical policies.
—Time Staff, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Mainstream opinion viewed the devastation of Gaza—the killing of more than 68,000 Palestinians, razing of entire cities and villages, and preparations for mass expulsions—as justified responses to Hamas’s atrocities.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Not all responses have been negative.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responses
Noun
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This approach enhances the adsorption of lithium polysulfides and accelerates their redox reactions, thereby mitigating the shuttle effect and improving overall kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The actress spoke out about reactions to the Paul Thomas Anderson film and her character, Perfidia Beverly Hills.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 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
Noun
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During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The affable star guard delivered another of his patently honest answers.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Responses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responses. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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