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responds

  • present tense form of respond (3rd person singular).

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“Jean. I like Jean,” he responds, “she’s the villain but, like, there’s a reason to her madness.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

In other words, dreams may provide clues about how the mind responds to major changes over time.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

My mom responds, ‘I don’t want to live in Wisconsin.’

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Like Cude, Delorme finds that AI responds reasonably well to precise questions with clear frameworks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

“If Venus de Milo had arms, she’d slap you around,” she responds.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman