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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
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the New York Times report.
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Erin Doherty, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Image Image Image Many volunteers made enormous personal sacrifices to respond to the crisis.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Every day, security operations center (SOC) professionals protect their companies’ systems through proactive threat intelligence activities that include gathering information about potential cyberattacks, analyzing their impact and determining the most effective way to respond to them.
—Alex Lanstein, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Erin Doherty, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Image Image Image Many volunteers made enormous personal sacrifices to respond to the crisis.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Every day, security operations center (SOC) professionals protect their companies’ systems through proactive threat intelligence activities that include gathering information about potential cyberattacks, analyzing their impact and determining the most effective way to respond to them.
—Alex Lanstein, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respond
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Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters 'A man of the people': World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis Tributes and condolences poured in from around the world following news of the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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Bowen Yang reacts to Aimee Lou Wood's 'SNL' criticism.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Engage in conversations by replying to comments, livestreaming, answering audience queries in messages, creating broadcast channels and participating in relevant discussions.—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Even after Maryland replied with four consecutive tallies to assume a 4-2 lead, Rutgers answered with three straight goals, and the Terps had to outscore the Scarlet Knights, 3-1, to take a 7-6 lead into halftime.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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This week’s cold open answered that question of why: 33 years ago, Andrew witnessed Crawford, then a privileged teenager with a temper, kill a young woman who rebuffed his advances.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dear Life Kit is NPR's advice column, where experts answer tricky questions about relationships, social etiquette, work culture and more.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respond. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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