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reacted

  • past participle of react.
  • past tense form of react.

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Oil prices haven’t reacted all that badly so far, sticking to around $80 a barrel.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

For Neill, it was the passion for complex, wily characters, and how those types of people reacted in situations that were equally complicated.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

"I still feel I reacted too slowly. I should have shouted to warn everyone, but everything happened so fast and there was so much chaos that I didn't have time."

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

De la Fuente admits that in earlier years he would have reacted more emotionally.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Moss reacted then, cowering in front of the man, and it was the wrong reaction.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro