as in replied
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, "Fine, I didn't want it anyway!"
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Kimmel replied, to which Swanson simply shrugged.—
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
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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
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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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“Retorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retorted. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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