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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 posts, which have garnered hundreds of thousands of views, have drawn tearful responses from many online.
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2026
These sensors identify signals from induction responses, magnetic flux leakage, stress, corrosion and operational currents.
—Alex Krasnok, Fortune, 21 June 2026
LLMs are trained to produce statistically probable and plausible responses, using common name combinations from their vast training data.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The state had previously allocated $5 million for cold weather resources such as emergency beds and faster responses.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Her friend and fellow Warren Report critic Harold Weisberg filed countless Freedom of Information Act requests and sued the government repeatedly when its responses didn’t satisfy him.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
These are entirely justified responses to Russian strikes against our state.
—Ron Popeski, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Our reader call-outs can get a varying number of responses.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Bryan’s stumbling responses, under questioning from the legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, left him humiliated.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2026
These sensors identify signals from induction responses, magnetic flux leakage, stress, corrosion and operational currents.
—Alex Krasnok, Fortune, 21 June 2026
LLMs are trained to produce statistically probable and plausible responses, using common name combinations from their vast training data.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The state had previously allocated $5 million for cold weather resources such as emergency beds and faster responses.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Her friend and fellow Warren Report critic Harold Weisberg filed countless Freedom of Information Act requests and sued the government repeatedly when its responses didn’t satisfy him.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
These are entirely justified responses to Russian strikes against our state.
—Ron Popeski, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Our reader call-outs can get a varying number of responses.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Bryan’s stumbling responses, under questioning from the legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, left him humiliated.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responses
Noun
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The producer made the effort to get to know Storrie’s fans, and was there to closely check their reactions at test and festival screenings.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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More fan reactions at Arrowhead Attending was an obvious decision, according to Amir, who traveled from Ecuador.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Now that the federal government has shared their replies to Khan and Omer’s petition, the case is due for final arguments, after which a decision will be given by the judiciary.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The post has been viewed by nearly 16 million people (not too shabby for a guy just south of 80,000 followers) and had its fair share of replies, most of which were siding with Beat.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Williams believes both families are in pain right now as detectives search for more answers in this investigation.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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As Strong spoke with state reporters this week on campus, her answers were even more clipped than usual, almost terse.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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“Responses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responses. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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