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to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)
it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd
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Recent Examples of reacts
When a person feels shame, the brain reacts as if facing a physical danger.
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Melissa Petro, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
However, if the battery’s temperature rises beyond a safe range, SRL reacts.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
In a new interview with Capital FM, Gaga reacts to a throwback video in which Miley Cyrus introduces the actor to her music 14 years ago.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
How Israel chooses to respond, and how Iran reacts, could decide the future of the Middle East.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Apply to a small area first to see how your skin reacts.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
The updates might alter internal mechanisms that could change how the generative AI reacts to your prompting.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The crew performed numerous scans to help scientists learn how the human body reacts to these levels of space radiation.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2024
Melissa Petro, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
However, if the battery’s temperature rises beyond a safe range, SRL reacts.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
In a new interview with Capital FM, Gaga reacts to a throwback video in which Miley Cyrus introduces the actor to her music 14 years ago.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
How Israel chooses to respond, and how Iran reacts, could decide the future of the Middle East.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Apply to a small area first to see how your skin reacts.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
The updates might alter internal mechanisms that could change how the generative AI reacts to your prompting.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The crew performed numerous scans to help scientists learn how the human body reacts to these levels of space radiation.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2024
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