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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Wightman, who did not defend his world title in 2023 and missed the last summer’s Olympics because of injury, has joked that middle and long-distance running could be considered Scotland’s national sport.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Coon joked to Rolling Stone in 2018 about the connection between her childhood and parenting.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Quipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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