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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
Make one intentional change, and let your consistency create the stability everyone else responds to.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Her Midheaven is ruled (and responds to) her natal Mercury and Venus in Libra, which all happen to occupy the most public point in her birth chart.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The team suspected that genetic variations in vitamin D receptors might influence how effectively the body responds to the vitamin.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 1 May 2026
The condo initiative responds to longstanding complaints from residents—many of them seniors—about deteriorating buildings, rising maintenance fees and mismanagement by condominium boards.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Israel responds with airstrikes and shelling and the two enter into a low-level conflict that initially remains mainly confined to the border area.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Each session prompts the release of endorphins and serotonin, both of which help regulate mood and how the body responds to pressure.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
OpenAI said in a statement to CBS News that the company has strengthened its safeguards to improve how ChatGPT responds to signs of distress by connecting people with local support and mental health resources.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
These datasets help recreate how a model responds, enabling the development of competing systems at lower cost.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Her Midheaven is ruled (and responds to) her natal Mercury and Venus in Libra, which all happen to occupy the most public point in her birth chart.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The team suspected that genetic variations in vitamin D receptors might influence how effectively the body responds to the vitamin.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 1 May 2026
The condo initiative responds to longstanding complaints from residents—many of them seniors—about deteriorating buildings, rising maintenance fees and mismanagement by condominium boards.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Israel responds with airstrikes and shelling and the two enter into a low-level conflict that initially remains mainly confined to the border area.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Each session prompts the release of endorphins and serotonin, both of which help regulate mood and how the body responds to pressure.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
OpenAI said in a statement to CBS News that the company has strengthened its safeguards to improve how ChatGPT responds to signs of distress by connecting people with local support and mental health resources.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
These datasets help recreate how a model responds, enabling the development of competing systems at lower cost.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for responds
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Additionally, Grogu reacts to his detonator device.—
Kirsten Acuna,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Loam reacts somewhere in between.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Eunice only replies that the chairwoman is excited to work with him and Ashley on the wellness center.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Maddy replies that Cassie might currently just be a big fish in a small pond.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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LaToya Jackson answers my questions in a polite but perfunctory monotone.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, our aviation expert Danny Lee answers questions on navigating travel after a surge in airfares.—
Danny Lee,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Responds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responds. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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