replied

verb

past tense of reply
1
as in responded
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering

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2
as in answered
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction please reply to my question at your earliest convenience

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Recent Examples of replied Duvernay and Vandanapu replied to the post with red heart emojis expressing their support for Kaling. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 The 79-year-old Hollywood legend stood up for Kardashian, 45, in response to an internet troll, who replied to Close posting a candid photo from the show’s season 2 set over the weekend. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026 Atletico denied this was the case and publicly replied to Barca’s interest with a series of social media posts linking them to absurd bids for Lamine Yamal, Pedri, and Raphinha. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Study authors James Blignaut and Swan replied to the criticism in a subsequent letter published in June. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 When asked for a response to the ruling Tuesday, a Homeland Security spokesperson replied with a paraphrase of that 2025 statement. — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 McDonald replied, according to the trial livestream from CourtTV. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 In those households, Eimbcke witnessed immigrant parents speaking Spanish to their children who replied to them in English. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Instead, company spokesperson Maggie Shiels replied with a statement. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replied
  1. responded
  2. answered
  3. reacted
Verb
  • Baltimore police responded to a disturbance involving a large group of students at The Rotunda in the Hampden neighborhood Monday afternoon, authorities said.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Nawrocki responded by withdrawing a state honor awarded to Zelenskyy, further escalating the tensions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of responded
Verb
  • An officer walked around the building, rang the doorbell, and when no one answered, the agents departed, the agency added.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The company also says distressed callers got their calls answered up to 40 seconds faster on average.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of answered
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  • Buckingham’s long-standing engineer, Gary Paczosa, had respect for how Steve reacted to the many ideas Dolly flung at him.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • How fans at Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop reacted to Dolly Parton's death.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of reacted

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“Replied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replied. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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