Issue and Response

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Response and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Response" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Response noun - A result.

Usage example: this situation developed in response to events in Africa

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Issue and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

special	special issue	special response
similar	similar issue	similar response
common	common issue	common response
specific	specific issue	specific response
Other adjectives: following, certain, standard, original, actual, real, mental, frequent, general, possible, military, last, different, medical.

The Pinky and the Brain story in the second-to-last issue of the Animaniacs comic book gave a Shout-Out to this in the form of Pinky's response to that issue's Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?

Source: You Meddling Kids
In a later issue, Amy, whose intense crush on Sonic is one of her major character traits, insists that Sally and Sonic be allowed to have a nice date without interference; when a confused bystander asks why, her response is this trope almost word for word.

Source: I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Having gotten an unsatisfactory response, she escalates the issue by unmistakably proving herself to be one, which promptly gets her kicked out.

Source: Literature / Friday

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