as in joked
to make jokes
she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"
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Recent Examples of quipped
Like going broke — as Hemingway famously quipped — my construction career happened gradually and then all at once.
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Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Sánchez quipped, citing a recent, eyebrow-raising promotional video released by HHS that depicts the two men working out.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
McNab quipped about being pre-med in college.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Mandel quipped, drawing laughs.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
One Ojos volunteer quipped that the agents worked banker’s hours.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Painter quipped that Henderson could also play football for the Hurricanes.
—Jeff Latzke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In his monologue, O’Brien quipped about the MAGA movement’s choice to hold an alternate Super Bowl halftime show, after the NFL selected Bad Bunny for the big event.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Cole previously quipped about the BAFTA situation at the NAACP Image Awards earlier this month, drawing backlash.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Sánchez quipped, citing a recent, eyebrow-raising promotional video released by HHS that depicts the two men working out.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
McNab quipped about being pre-med in college.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Mandel quipped, drawing laughs.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
One Ojos volunteer quipped that the agents worked banker’s hours.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Painter quipped that Henderson could also play football for the Hurricanes.
—Jeff Latzke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In his monologue, O’Brien quipped about the MAGA movement’s choice to hold an alternate Super Bowl halftime show, after the NFL selected Bad Bunny for the big event.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Cole previously quipped about the BAFTA situation at the NAACP Image Awards earlier this month, drawing backlash.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipped
joked
Verb
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Macdonald joked when a media member relayed Clark’s interception total.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then Kimmel joked about Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Quipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipped. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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