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as in reacting
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 replying
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 responding
The family argued that police officers should not be responding to medical support calls.
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crashed while responding to an active shooting situation Wednesday night, killing both people onboard, police said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
The responding officer heard screaming on the dispatch call and first responders arrived at the home where the teenage victim — whose name was not revealed — was pronounced dead, according to an incident report shared with The Times.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Speaking on the morning after the shootings, Mayor Brandon Johnson said police had made 18 arrests and recovered five guns while responding to the shootings.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Moore did not verbally identify himself as law enforcement, and did not use his sirens while responding to the scene, the letter confirms.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The web is now an ouroboros of synthetic content responding to other synthetic content, bots posing as humans and, now, humans posing as bots.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
One of the first responding deputies entered the water to try to rescue others from the car, but was unable to do so.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The 5,800 responding educators expressed numerous concerns for disruptive student behavior and called for more support in managing it.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 29 Jan. 2026
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crashed while responding to an active shooting situation Wednesday night, killing both people onboard, police said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
The responding officer heard screaming on the dispatch call and first responders arrived at the home where the teenage victim — whose name was not revealed — was pronounced dead, according to an incident report shared with The Times.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Speaking on the morning after the shootings, Mayor Brandon Johnson said police had made 18 arrests and recovered five guns while responding to the shootings.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Moore did not verbally identify himself as law enforcement, and did not use his sirens while responding to the scene, the letter confirms.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The web is now an ouroboros of synthetic content responding to other synthetic content, bots posing as humans and, now, humans posing as bots.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
One of the first responding deputies entered the water to try to rescue others from the car, but was unable to do so.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The 5,800 responding educators expressed numerous concerns for disruptive student behavior and called for more support in managing it.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responding
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Andrew Jackson, an equity analyst at Ortus Advisors, said that investors were also reacting to Arm's guidance only slightly beating estimates, as well as a poor outlook delivered by its chip design customer Qualcomm.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Reporters asked about why no Black head coaches were hired in this recent cycle, how Goodell feels about halftime performer Bad Bunny’s political comments at the Grammy’s and how the league is reacting to New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch’s frequent communications with Jeffrey Epstein.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Two years ago, Duplicki, an avid runner from the Philadelphia suburb of Lansdale, became Dobbs’ guide after replying to a message on a local Facebook runners’ group.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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The mom of eight shared more happy news in the comments, replying to fans who shared their well wishes.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The car rides commuting to and from the theater are filled with answering texts and emails, while also resting her voice.—
Leigh Scheps,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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After answering a user query about Santa Fe, the chatbox provided a link to a desert cottage in the locality.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Responding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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