replied

verb

past tense of reply
1
as in responded
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering

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2
as in answered
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction please reply to my question at your earliest convenience

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Recent Examples of replied Decker replied to a few of the comments, dropping some laughing-crying emojis. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 None of the series sponsors replied to Forbes’ emailed questions except Shell, which declined to comment for this story. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Trump’s lawyer replied that the president could not respond to that question before Thursday, according to the filing. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 July 2026 The All Blacks replied in kind, with Roigard's second try from close passing and a one-handed offload by Barrett. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 The Charlotte Observer has reached out to attorneys in the case for comment; no one replied Thursday or Friday morning. — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 An attorney for his company, America First Refining, replied to us with a letter dated June 24 that the attorney sent to Hostinger. — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 2 July 2026 Austria went ahead for the second time through Marcel Sabitzer on 55 minutes, but Algeria replied swiftly through Riyad Mahrez, his first World Cup finals goal at 35 years old. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 June 2026 Hours after the Royal Family's Instagram posted an image of Queen Camilla with Rowling during their meeting this week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, scores of commenters replied to the image criticizing the move. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replied
  1. responded
  2. answered
  3. reacted
Verb
  • The Fire Department of New York responded early July 7 to reports of bricks falling from the 37-story building currently under construction on East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd avenues, a heavily congested area of Manhattan.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of responded
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  • The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The University of Hawaii deployed AI chatbots across all 10 campuses—94% student opt-in, 4,294 questions answered without human intervention in five months, 2,533 students flagged for follow-up.
    — Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of answered
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  • The crowd, mostly made up of Spaniards, reacted from the stands.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • As reflected in an email thread used in the Watson case, Valentine reacted skeptically in 2019 when a colleague told her a particular hospital wanted to exit its contract with Mead Johnson.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
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