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Recent Examples of responder
Yesenia Campos, a responder with the Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County, urged the council to preserve $1 million for deportation defense as immigration enforcement intensifies across the country.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMS responder ever picked to run the fire department, will join past and present firefighters and EMS members at Fort Totten in Queens to commemorate the shotgun wedding’s pearl anniversary on Monday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Davis said one of the units is assigned every weekend to the downtown entertainment district to ensure a rapid first-responder presence in a critical situation.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Emergency responder Magen David Adom said a woman in the Tel Aviv area died after being wounded in an Iranian missile attack.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
The team’s role with the Space Force is to provide first-responder support to launches from CCSFS and Kennedy Space Center.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The 46-year-old attorney frequently protests at Broadview and also volunteers as a rapid responder, reporting on federal agents’ activities in neighborhoods.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
More than 4,500 fans responded to this survey, an increase in responder numbers, which was released on Wednesday evening.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Those agencies could, instead, switch to American drones from manufacturers like Skydio, which boasts its own first-responder line of drones, but the switch would most likely increase short-term costs and require new infrastructure in the face of smaller production numbers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMS responder ever picked to run the fire department, will join past and present firefighters and EMS members at Fort Totten in Queens to commemorate the shotgun wedding’s pearl anniversary on Monday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Davis said one of the units is assigned every weekend to the downtown entertainment district to ensure a rapid first-responder presence in a critical situation.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Emergency responder Magen David Adom said a woman in the Tel Aviv area died after being wounded in an Iranian missile attack.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
The team’s role with the Space Force is to provide first-responder support to launches from CCSFS and Kennedy Space Center.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The 46-year-old attorney frequently protests at Broadview and also volunteers as a rapid responder, reporting on federal agents’ activities in neighborhoods.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
More than 4,500 fans responded to this survey, an increase in responder numbers, which was released on Wednesday evening.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Those agencies could, instead, switch to American drones from manufacturers like Skydio, which boasts its own first-responder line of drones, but the switch would most likely increase short-term costs and require new infrastructure in the face of smaller production numbers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responder
respondent
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One respondent, Roger Sheffield, participated in a retreat in Colorado in early 2024, after psilocybin was legalized but before the state’s current regulatory structure was in place.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The child’s native mode of learning, asking questions out loud, finally has a tireless respondent.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responder. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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