riposted

verb

past tense of riposte
as in replied
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip

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  1. replied
  2. responded
  3. answered
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  • Earlier may be possible, the doctor replied, if the skin around her surgical scar loosens.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In response to this, SpaceX founder Elon Musk replied that NASA’s safety panel estimate was not accurate.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of replied
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  • About 30 minutes later, Fort Worth police responded to a gas station in the 6600 block of Brentwood Stair Road.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • When footage of a man being hit by federal immigration officers’ SUV in Northern California became public, the Department of Homeland Security responded by saying the man had jumped on the vehicle’s hood.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of responded
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  • When Cleveland trimmed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, Tampa answered with a two-run homer by Junior Caminero in the seventh.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Still, many challenging open questions must be answered before the Many Worlds interpretation can be accepted as our best explanation for the measurement problem.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of answered
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“Riposted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riposted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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