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
Others – seemingly those who are non-religious or simply impenetrable by internet theories – quipped at the possibility.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Stewart quipped before changing the subject.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
While researching my book, astronomer Geoff Marcy, a co-discoverer of several of the first hot Jupiters, quipped that in 30 years-time his own role in exoplanet hunting would seem obsolete.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Good Morning America correspondent Juju Chang quipped.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Patel quipped, a reference to an investigation into President Biden.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
And the feeling was mutual, Meyers quipped on Tuesday.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 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
Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Stewart quipped before changing the subject.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
While researching my book, astronomer Geoff Marcy, a co-discoverer of several of the first hot Jupiters, quipped that in 30 years-time his own role in exoplanet hunting would seem obsolete.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Good Morning America correspondent Juju Chang quipped.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Patel quipped, a reference to an investigation into President Biden.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
And the feeling was mutual, Meyers quipped on Tuesday.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipped
joked
Verb
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Munich airport was shut down this morning due to unauthorized drones in its airspace, and Putin joked about it in Sochi.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Amber joked that the timing was unexpected.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Quipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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