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as in responding
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 answering
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 replying
Ant dramatically yelled out, replying to the fan's question while looking over towards the players on the court.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But Kaliakmanis’ counterpart — freshman Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey — got the last laugh, replying with two second-half touchdown passes and three total as Minnesota rallied from that 14-0 hole for a 31-28 win in their Big Ten opener.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Neither quite get you to iPhone levels of lockdown, and Samsung will never achieve this whilst replying on Google for its core OS.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
With an uneasy feeling about the situation, the man decided to stop replying.
—Nicki Cox, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of us listen with the intention of replying rather than truly understanding.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Engage directly with the audiences that interact with influencer content by replying to comments, answering questions and resharing posts.
—Deepak Bansal, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, December 17, the 32-year-old singer found himself in hot water with fans after replying to a Musk post.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But Kaliakmanis’ counterpart — freshman Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey — got the last laugh, replying with two second-half touchdown passes and three total as Minnesota rallied from that 14-0 hole for a 31-28 win in their Big Ten opener.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Neither quite get you to iPhone levels of lockdown, and Samsung will never achieve this whilst replying on Google for its core OS.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
With an uneasy feeling about the situation, the man decided to stop replying.
—Nicki Cox, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of us listen with the intention of replying rather than truly understanding.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Engage directly with the audiences that interact with influencer content by replying to comments, answering questions and resharing posts.
—Deepak Bansal, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, December 17, the 32-year-old singer found himself in hot water with fans after replying to a Musk post.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replying
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Police are responding to a shooting that left multiple people injured at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the school’s Homecoming weekend.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Watches offer an opportunity to expand that world, telling our story through a new lens while answering a growing desire for pieces that combine design, with exceptional functionality.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to answering many Zelda fans’ requests to own the music on vinyl, the box set also marks the first time the infamously strict Nintendo has ever released a physical soundtrack for sale in the United States.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Oct. 2025
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These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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In September, Spector appeared in a Mamdani ad channeling his robber baron character from HBO’s The Gilded Age to perform a dramatic reading of a New York Times story about how the rich in the Hamptons are reacting to the Democratic nominee.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Replying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replying. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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