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
Bush Hager quipped of the sweet moment.
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Jeter quipped as Betts laughed.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As a colleague quipped, there should be multiple statues, to depict the many ways that bodies can change after having a baby.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Stafford quipped when a local reporter joked he might get knighted after the performance.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Others – seemingly those who are non-religious or simply impenetrable by internet theories – quipped at the possibility.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 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, nodding to Biden’s use of an autopen to sign some documents — a White House practice conservatives have argued should invalidate many of the prior administration’s decisions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Jeter quipped as Betts laughed.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As a colleague quipped, there should be multiple statues, to depict the many ways that bodies can change after having a baby.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Stafford quipped when a local reporter joked he might get knighted after the performance.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Others – seemingly those who are non-religious or simply impenetrable by internet theories – quipped at the possibility.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 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, nodding to Biden’s use of an autopen to sign some documents — a White House practice conservatives have argued should invalidate many of the prior administration’s decisions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipped
joked
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Doughnuts and coffees in hand, some of them joked about seeing each other look happy for the first time in weeks.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Quipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipped. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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