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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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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
Kimmel replied, to which Swanson simply shrugged.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, most Reddit users who replied to the post felt the husband’s parents should be responsible for paying for their own retirement.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Sliwa replied, unfolding his imposing frame to stand and greet the boy.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
Chen replied that China had several facilities that could.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Houston replied that Sacramento police had walked the neighborhood but gotten little buy-in from businesses.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
In separate conversations, the respondents replied to versions of Lotringer’s prompt to recall an instance of Woolf.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Wendy’s replied, causing a stir online.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
Limón replied to an interview request with an email from her spokesperson, Christina Montoya.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, most Reddit users who replied to the post felt the husband’s parents should be responsible for paying for their own retirement.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Sliwa replied, unfolding his imposing frame to stand and greet the boy.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
Chen replied that China had several facilities that could.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Houston replied that Sacramento police had walked the neighborhood but gotten little buy-in from businesses.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
In separate conversations, the respondents replied to versions of Lotringer’s prompt to recall an instance of Woolf.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Wendy’s replied, causing a stir online.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
Limón replied to an interview request with an email from her spokesperson, Christina Montoya.
—Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replied
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Anderson responded with a loud whistle, stopping play and pointing at Davis.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Kings responded with a 9-2 run to reestablish a 12-point lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In solving an 80-year-old chemical mystery, the researchers have not only answered a long-standing theoretical question but also expanded the toolbox of modern chemistry.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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In other angles, bystanders reacted.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Stranger Things crew has reacted to an alleged rift between Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Replied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replied. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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