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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
The brain part of the mind and there is another part, a larger part, but this one responds to habits.
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
How the Fed responds to the threat of rising CPI, whether bond investors view inflation as temporary or long-lived, and whether inflation is a global or US-centric phenomenon will determine the performance of the various options.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
When inflation rises, the Fed usually responds by raising the overnight rate.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Today, legal services have proven crucial in how New York responds to immigration issues.
—Murad Awawdeh, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The audience response is another key element — so much of what’s dropped up there on the screen by the Zoom room is gaspingly funny (three cheers for Leslie Kaufman, the parent who only ever responds with a thumbs-up emoji) that the show’s actors often have to push right through waves of laughter.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Variations in this gene affect how the body responds to androgens, including testosterone and DHT.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
Broncos’ defense responds after early deficit The Broncos couldn’t stop Anthony Richardson on the game’s first two drives.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
How the Fed responds to the threat of rising CPI, whether bond investors view inflation as temporary or long-lived, and whether inflation is a global or US-centric phenomenon will determine the performance of the various options.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
When inflation rises, the Fed usually responds by raising the overnight rate.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Today, legal services have proven crucial in how New York responds to immigration issues.
—Murad Awawdeh, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The audience response is another key element — so much of what’s dropped up there on the screen by the Zoom room is gaspingly funny (three cheers for Leslie Kaufman, the parent who only ever responds with a thumbs-up emoji) that the show’s actors often have to push right through waves of laughter.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Variations in this gene affect how the body responds to androgens, including testosterone and DHT.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
Broncos’ defense responds after early deficit The Broncos couldn’t stop Anthony Richardson on the game’s first two drives.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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