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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
The biggest update is to how Gemini will assist users with writing and replying to messages.
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Feedback is welcome and can be provided by simply replying to the daily email itself.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
Make an effort to steady yourself before replying any combative questions.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Earlier this week, some people on X began replying to photos with a very specific kind of request.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Jane perches on the corner of a kitchen chair, replying succinctly to Luna’s long-winded questions as she’s offered an open box of Ritz, a can of Easy Cheese and a bag of Cheetos in rapid succession.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Herrin continued the conversation in the comments, replying directly to Hudson's cheeky note.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Ant dramatically yelled out, replying to the fan's question while looking over towards the players on the court.
—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
Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Feedback is welcome and can be provided by simply replying to the daily email itself.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
Make an effort to steady yourself before replying any combative questions.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Earlier this week, some people on X began replying to photos with a very specific kind of request.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Jane perches on the corner of a kitchen chair, replying succinctly to Luna’s long-winded questions as she’s offered an open box of Ritz, a can of Easy Cheese and a bag of Cheetos in rapid succession.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Herrin continued the conversation in the comments, replying directly to Hudson's cheeky note.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Ant dramatically yelled out, replying to the fan's question while looking over towards the players on the court.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replying
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An analysis by the Police Department from 2015 found that about 70% of ShotSpotter alerts in the coverage area were not accompanied by a 911 call, meaning officers were often responding to gunfire incidents that residents did not report, Becchina said.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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Auditing two departments Calvo plans to establish a task force to audit Hialeah’s 911 operations, responding tor concerns from dispatchers about understaffing and slow response times.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Officers responded to the couple’s home after several concerned friends and co-workers called police to report that Spencer Tepe, a local dentist, had not shown up for work and Monique Tepe was not answering the phone.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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There were Miami heroics of receiver Malachi Toney turning a short pass into a 36-yard touchdown for the lead, and Mississippi’s answering heroics of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss throwing a 24-yard touchdown to retake the lead.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Using high-speed sensors, the system scans the road surface up to 500 times per second and can adjust damping as often as 200 times per second, reacting within milliseconds.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara reacting to that video.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Replying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replying. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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