RIPOSTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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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None of the series sponsors replied to Forbes’ emailed questions except Shell, which declined to comment for this story.

— Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The Charlotte Observer has reached out to attorneys in the case for comment; no one replied Thursday or Friday morning.

— Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

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The Fire Department of New York responded early July 7 to reports of bricks falling from the 37-story building currently under construction on East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd avenues, a heavily congested area of Manhattan.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

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The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The University of Hawaii deployed AI chatbots across all 10 campuses—94% student opt-in, 4,294 questions answered without human intervention in five months, 2,533 students flagged for follow-up.

— Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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