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
Senate Republican reaction to the House bill has ranged from caution to outspoken opposition.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Lopez, 55, was asked about the award show's opening number, which featured Lopez, 55, locking lips with dancers while celebrating the year in music, along with Tiffany Haddish's reaction.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 May 2025
Armstrong: One other thing that attracted us to this house was Marcel seemed to have an almost physical depressive reaction to it.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 May 2025
CrowdStrike shares are up a little over 1% Friday, a reaction that Jim said was driven by cybersecurity peer Zscaler’s good quarter.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Lopez, 55, was asked about the award show's opening number, which featured Lopez, 55, locking lips with dancers while celebrating the year in music, along with Tiffany Haddish's reaction.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 May 2025
Armstrong: One other thing that attracted us to this house was Marcel seemed to have an almost physical depressive reaction to it.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 May 2025
CrowdStrike shares are up a little over 1% Friday, a reaction that Jim said was driven by cybersecurity peer Zscaler’s good quarter.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaction
Noun
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Another example is Levels Health, once focused purely on metabolic glucose monitoring, which has now begun expanding its insights to reflect stress-hormone interactions, cortisol cycles and dietary responses tied to hormonal fluctuations.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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That throw and the eventual response are now a meaningful data point.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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That included two — Matt G. and Gaurav A. — who only had Carolina left on their entry, meaning they were guaranteed a correct answer.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Many have turned to Moore, 46, the first black governor of Maryland following his win in 2022, as an answer to their prayers.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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“Reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaction. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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