responds

present tense third-person singular of respond
1
as in reacts
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 replies
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 responds The brain part of the mind and there is another part, a larger part, but this one responds to habits. Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024 How the Fed responds to the threat of rising CPI, whether bond investors view inflation as temporary or long-lived, and whether inflation is a global or US-centric phenomenon will determine the performance of the various options. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Responds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responds. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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