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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
Charles Winstead of the San Francisco Bay Area has seen several climbing accidents while climbing El Capitan over the past few weeks and attests to the quick responses from park personnel.
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Many students reported conflicting responses from the security staff in the time between the game and the concert.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Their job is to write the right prompts so tools like ChatGPT give useful, accurate and smart responses.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The research is based on responses from 1,000 people surveyed between July 10 and August 13.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Other potential responses, the agency said, could include the suspension of all or part of Nicaragua’s benefits under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA-DR, which could take effect immediately or be phased in over 12 months.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Defendants Airbnb, Travelers Personal Insurance Company and the property's owners, Hurtovyi and Lytvyneko, haven't yet filed responses to the complaint.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Their responses, which have been edited slightly for length, can be found below.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Adding neural networks and other AI technology such as digital twins (digital models of real objects, places or people that can be used to simulate responses to a variety of conditions) allowed Kovatchev to re-create CGM readouts from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, launched in 1993.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Many students reported conflicting responses from the security staff in the time between the game and the concert.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Their job is to write the right prompts so tools like ChatGPT give useful, accurate and smart responses.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The research is based on responses from 1,000 people surveyed between July 10 and August 13.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Other potential responses, the agency said, could include the suspension of all or part of Nicaragua’s benefits under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA-DR, which could take effect immediately or be phased in over 12 months.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Defendants Airbnb, Travelers Personal Insurance Company and the property's owners, Hurtovyi and Lytvyneko, haven't yet filed responses to the complaint.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Their responses, which have been edited slightly for length, can be found below.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Adding neural networks and other AI technology such as digital twins (digital models of real objects, places or people that can be used to simulate responses to a variety of conditions) allowed Kovatchev to re-create CGM readouts from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, launched in 1993.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responses
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The controversial idea to play a domestic league fixture overseas, pushed by La Liga president Javier Tebas to increase Spanish football’s revenues and exposure, attracted completely opposing reactions from the two sides of the Barca-Madrid divide.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The human then returned with researchers assessing the reactions of those canines who ate the food and those that didn’t.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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ChatGPT’s initial replies appeared to encourage his delusions and anger before its safety filters eventually activated and attempted to de-escalate the situation, urging him to seek help.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The grand jury could issue criminal indictments and get answers to crucial questions in a scandal that has dominated state politics this year.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Copilot’s tendency to produce bullet points instead of extended paragraphs can be useful for quick summaries, but Gemini's answers seem more like the products of thought.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Responses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responses. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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