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react against (someone or something)

To do something as a response meant to counter or thwart someone or something. It seems like the economy is reacting against the sudden overabundance of natural oil that has seen fuel prices plummet. We are not simply reacting against the senator nor his policies.
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react to (someone or something)

To do something as a response to the something or someone's actions. Our country will react swiftly and mercilessly to this outrage. My mother reacted very strongly to the news that my brother had been killed overseas. Don't react to him, Tom. He's just trying to get your attention, the way all toddlers do.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

react against someone or something

to respond negatively to someone or something. Why did she react against me so strongly? There is no need to react against the plan with such force.
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react to someone or something

to act in response to someone or something. You made some very good points. I would like to take some time to react to you. How did Mary react to the news?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a slew of (something)
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a slue of (something)
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
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Knowcross and React Mobile Integration to Help Hotels Empower Their Workers Against Harassment
React to those who grow more and more corrupt with each passing day by lending support to the ongoing crimes, injustice, unlawfulness, pressures and oppression.
Rise up and react
The first project React initiated was Re-trans, which focuses on teaching language students to translate foreign movies to Arabic.
'React' is changing education
According to Go React CEO Paul Hourihane, the purpose of the white paper is to help marketing leaders in any organisation.
Go React Launches White Paper Promoting Relevant, Transparent and Compliant Use of Customer Data
If you determine your authentic core values and reflect on those, you'll have a code of conduct to live by that helps you make conscious decisions rather than react to emotional scripts.
Acting instead of reacting
Nick Smith, group manager for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Our firefighters and on-call officers undergo extensive training to prepare them for emergency response driving, however, there is little guidance available for the public on how to react when faced with an emergency vehicle on a blue light run.
How to react to blue light
For example, 5 gum launched 5REACT.com, which uses 3D animation to explore 5 REACT Mint and 5 REACT Fruit.
Gum chewers loyal to favorite brands
Mice can react with allergy symptoms ranging from a rash to death from anaphylaxis when fed eggs.
Let them eat eggs
Mae'r fenter newydd -Dawson Shanahan (Wales) Ltd -sy'n cael ei rhedeg o hen safle Floform ym Mharc Menter L'n Henfaes, wedi elwa ar amryfal fesurau cymorth a gyflwynwyd gan Lywodraeth y Cynulliad Cymru, gan gynnwys y cynllun ReACT sy'n rhoi arian i gyflogwyr hyfforddi staff newydd sydd wedi colli'u swyddi.
ReAct yn helpu cwmni i gyflogi gweithwyr
Redknapp said: "I told him 15 times, before the game and at half-time, 'don't react, don't react, don't react.
Portsmouth 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 [...]; prem ROUND-UP
The REACT (REmote ACcess Technology) system will be standard on all new EPIC Ill systems and will enable Davis-Standard process engineers and technicians to support customers worldwide in real time without a service call.
Remote diagnosis for Davis-Standard systems
Summary: Reacting to Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik's statement,India on Thursday said that New Delhi would react to Pakistan's response to its dossier on Mumbai terror attacks after receiving it formally and studying it.
India to study Pak's response to dossier
Cllr Tony Robertson was critical of the short space of time councillors had to react to the proposal and said it was "sad" people accused Sefton of being opposed to the stadium or Kirkby's regeneration.
Not opposed to stadium