as in response
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
we were startled by her extreme reaction to being jilted by her boyfriend
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The reaction to Hemda among theatrical audiences has also vastly changed compared to the reception for earlier movies Zarhin made like Passover Fever, Aviva, My Love, The World Is Funny and The Kind Words, which played at TIFF in 2015.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
My first reaction is to try to discern beings in the shapes of the objects, as if in a Rorschach test whose inkblots have been replaced by pieces of clothing and lingerie.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
The daughters often have complicated reactions to their fathers and the film does not shy away from that.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Many people had visceral reactions to seeing The Exorcist, with some accounts saying audience members fainted or vomited in the theater after seeing things like Regan’s head spinning on her neck.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
My first reaction is to try to discern beings in the shapes of the objects, as if in a Rorschach test whose inkblots have been replaced by pieces of clothing and lingerie.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
The daughters often have complicated reactions to their fathers and the film does not shy away from that.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Many people had visceral reactions to seeing The Exorcist, with some accounts saying audience members fainted or vomited in the theater after seeing things like Regan’s head spinning on her neck.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaction. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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