as in responding
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 reacting
Eventually, the staff partnered with a veterinary dermatologist who came out and performed skin allergy testing to see what Eko was reacting to.
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Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
The group is reacting to Morgan Stanley’s upbeat note on the industry.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
But there are many ways of emotionally reacting to the realization that someone died that don’t involve grieving.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The biases of emotional anthropocentrism and intellectual anthropocentrism have prevented us from seeing that there are many more ways of reacting to death than what is considered politically correct in our societies.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The real competitive edge comes from setting the direction, not just reacting to it.
—Nataly Kelly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Washington appears stuck, reacting to events rather than shaping them, in a spiral that only gets worse as geopolitical divisions deepen, global challenges mount, and the American people turn inward.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
Create a safe space for honest communication, focusing on expressing true feelings rather than reacting to your partner’s emotions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
The group is reacting to Morgan Stanley’s upbeat note on the industry.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
But there are many ways of emotionally reacting to the realization that someone died that don’t involve grieving.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The biases of emotional anthropocentrism and intellectual anthropocentrism have prevented us from seeing that there are many more ways of reacting to death than what is considered politically correct in our societies.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The real competitive edge comes from setting the direction, not just reacting to it.
—Nataly Kelly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Washington appears stuck, reacting to events rather than shaping them, in a spiral that only gets worse as geopolitical divisions deepen, global challenges mount, and the American people turn inward.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
Create a safe space for honest communication, focusing on expressing true feelings rather than reacting to your partner’s emotions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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