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as in reaction
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
my response to my first boxing defeat was to train even harder
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as in reply
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for
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Recent Examples of response
Most Popular Most Popular State GOP House members call Democrats ‘reactionary’ in response to DOGE cuts.
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Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
France's President Emmanuel Macron has said that Europe, not Washington, will decide the future of the continent and added that there would be a response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Canadian fans booing the American national anthem seemed to be a response to President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs and turning Canada into the 51st state.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Immigration advocates are calling for stronger protections under the Trust Act in response to President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and the creation of a registry requiring those immigrants to self-register or could face prosecution.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
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Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
France's President Emmanuel Macron has said that Europe, not Washington, will decide the future of the continent and added that there would be a response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Canadian fans booing the American national anthem seemed to be a response to President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs and turning Canada into the 51st state.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Immigration advocates are calling for stronger protections under the Trust Act in response to President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and the creation of a registry requiring those immigrants to self-register or could face prosecution.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for response
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The model essentially told me that this plan has, in fact, brought about jealous reactions abroad.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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But, when a second death beset Lilian’s life, Dr. Fenton’s reaction took her by surprise.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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When designing rich cards, combine media, text and suggested replies for maximum impact.—
Pratik Bhadra,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The post had more than 800 replies at the time of publication, the lion's share from frustrated viewers unable to access the stream.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The answers are meant to be filled out by a single person in one sitting, with no way to save responses for a break.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Response.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/response. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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