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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Recent Examples of reaction
The reaction revealed what this play meant to Henley.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 19 July 2025
More interesting was the reaction among Trump’s most recent allies: the Silicon Valley billionaires and the podcast bros who were key to his win in 2024.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Netflix exceeded some key targets for the latest period and also boosted its full-year 2025 financial outlook, but some investors had hoped for an even bigger quarterly outperformance and stronger forecast by the streamer, leading to a muted stock reaction.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Mike Tirico, who narrated the replay that showed the chaos, ribbed Kisner for his reaction.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 19 July 2025
More interesting was the reaction among Trump’s most recent allies: the Silicon Valley billionaires and the podcast bros who were key to his win in 2024.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Netflix exceeded some key targets for the latest period and also boosted its full-year 2025 financial outlook, but some investors had hoped for an even bigger quarterly outperformance and stronger forecast by the streamer, leading to a muted stock reaction.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Mike Tirico, who narrated the replay that showed the chaos, ribbed Kisner for his reaction.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaction
Noun
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Customers have come to expect lightning-fast response times at every hour.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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However, last week, a Brooklyn Federal Court judge ruled in response to a lawsuit from Adams’ campaign that the board couldn’t withhold matching funds from Adams due to the indictment, given that it has been dropped.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The family of a South Carolina man who died three days after being arrested last month demanded the release of police body camera video and answers regarding his death on Tuesday.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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Hints and the answers for today’s Quordle words are just ahead.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaction. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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