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
And the feeling was mutual, Meyers quipped on Tuesday.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Marc Andreessen once quipped that the future of business is just bundling and unbundling in cycles.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The singer quipped freely in her annual video with Vanity Fair.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Holland quipped when asked about being Zendaya’s co-star.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Patterson quipped at the public ceremony.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Travis quipped while bursting out laughing.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
Titus quipped — the pair soon started hosting regular shows together, and the series eventually morphed into the New York Rock and Soul Revue.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Marc Andreessen once quipped that the future of business is just bundling and unbundling in cycles.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The singer quipped freely in her annual video with Vanity Fair.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Holland quipped when asked about being Zendaya’s co-star.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Patterson quipped at the public ceremony.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
Travis quipped while bursting out laughing.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
Titus quipped — the pair soon started hosting regular shows together, and the series eventually morphed into the New York Rock and Soul Revue.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipped
joked
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During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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A couple renovating a 130-year-old home was delighted to discover a music box in the attic, although numerous commenters—drawing from various horror movies—joked that the couple was about to have bigger problems.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Quipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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