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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He was found dead less than two hours later outside the night spot by responding officers.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
As head of one of Chicago’s busiest trauma centers, Rogers has played a critical role in responding to Chicago’s gun violence epidemic.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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Identifier), in the process of replying to the read requests, at some point the SMB server should never respond to the read request but keep the connection alive.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
When in doubt, contact the Settlement Administrator through the official settlement website rather than replying to an email that showed up in your inbox.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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In Colorado, a young state tax credit is answering that question.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
While there have been (and continue to be) new approaches developed for answering questions, the report says that most of the work is being done within one of two frameworks.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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Mitochondria also play central roles in detecting and reacting to stress, and even in triggering cells to self-destruct if damage is deemed too great.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
These are not individuals fleeing instability or reacting to short-term events.

— Shai Zamanian, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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