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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
These are entirely justified responses to Russian strikes against our state.
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Ron Popeski,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Our reader call-outs can get a varying number of responses.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Bryan’s stumbling responses, under questioning from the legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, left him humiliated.
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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
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Brown watched reactions pour in online alongside her husband, Jake Bongiovi, after the finale dropped on New Year’s Eve.
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While bedbugs are not known to spread or transmit disease, the Environmental Protection Agency considers the parasitic insects a pest that can cause other public health issues such as allergic reactions, secondary infections and mental health impacts on those living in infested homes.
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This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
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Hidden Valley, for its part, couldn’t resist dropping into the TSA’s comments section, while fans in the replies pointed out that Hidden Valley’s powdered ranch packets, which already clear security without issue, were a viable workaround.
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Williams believes both families are in pain right now as detectives search for more answers in this investigation.
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As Strong spoke with state reporters this week on campus, her answers were even more clipped than usual, almost terse.
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“Responses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responses. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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