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as in to react
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)
doctors studying how the brain responds to pain
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as in to reply
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of respond
But for cases within the agency’s purview — pertaining to large financial services companies — the complaint is routed to that company, which typically has 15 days to respond.
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Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The reduction of staff could impact the organization's speed and ability to respond to crises—like tackling environmental health risks or implementing regulations.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The Oxford Center did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Representatives for Netflix, Saldaña and Audiard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The reduction of staff could impact the organization's speed and ability to respond to crises—like tackling environmental health risks or implementing regulations.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The Oxford Center did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Representatives for Netflix, Saldaña and Audiard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
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Jewish groups that are more broad-minded and sensible reacted with concern over the fate of the hostages and revulsion at the entire idea.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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America’s allies in the region reacted with disbelief and concern about the impact the call would have on live diplomatic efforts, particularly the ongoing ceasefire and hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The entrepreneur, who was in attendance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, replied to a tweet from the New York Post about Smith’s comments.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Asked on This Week with George Stephanopoulos about John Fetterman’s advice that Democrats calm down a little rather than elevate every Trump controversy to a matter of existential urgency, the Connecticut senator replied with a flurry of apocalyptic rhetoric about Elon Musk and all his works.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
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The White House did not answer questions from ProPublica about DOGE’s plans for AST.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every time there’s impactful news, CFOs need to answer: What would this mean to our cash and liquidity in the future?—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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