RETORTING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

retorting

verb

present participle of retort

as in responding

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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The images of tens of thousands of migrants crossing into the small Spanish enclave came as a shock to Spanish leaders, who had been busy responding to some of the largest wildfires in Spain's history.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
While responding to a separate incident Wednesday morning, police in neighboring Wayland found Aravind in his mother’s car in a parking lot and took him into custody.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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The scoring was tit for tat to the end, with winger Stravino Jacobs and captain Marcell Coetzee dotting down for the Bulls, and Carter and Wallace Sititi replying for New Zealand's second straight 50-pointer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Gerasimov continued his relationship with the die-hard followers, replying to their messages, encouraging them to help shape the series’ narrative.

— Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

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John has been working his whole life to be deemed a worthy member of the Green Lantern corps, and Hal was literally handed the ring after answering a single yes-or-no question correctly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Zuckerberg, Amodei and the rest are writing to each other—a closed loop of founders, investors and the reporters who cover them, each essay answering the last.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

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By identifying exactly what the frustration concerns before reacting, leaders are more likely to channel emotion toward fixing broken systems instead of attacking individuals.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
This enables teams to quickly adapt to demand shifts instead of reacting post-disruption after stockouts or excess inventory situations have already occurred.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

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