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verb

present tense third-person singular of reply
1
as in responds
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 answers
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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noun

plural of reply
1
as in responses
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior decided the best reply to a wrongful discharge from employment was a lawsuit claiming discrimination

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2
as in reactions
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question I look forward to your reply to my request

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Recent Examples of replies
Verb
The warehouse manager casually replies, 'Oh, that's Customer X's inventory. — Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The video then shows Duff taking off her earpiece and saying something to her bandmate, who replies with an unsure gesture. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Thomas comments with three lovestruck emojis, and Kerstin replies with two. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Abbass plays a housewife named Aida who replies to a casting call for extras to make ends meet. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026 But Eunice only replies that the chairwoman is excited to work with him and Ashley on the wellness center. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 Maddy replies that Cassie might currently just be a big fish in a small pond. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026 O'Brien replies with a surprised smile, before being led to his new office at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 The voice that replies, however, is not that of his wife but rather an impoverished young woman who has entered the medium’s caravan to steal food. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
Most of the letters in the Beinecke’s collection are replies to Cullen, and reading them without seeing the originating source letter was a beautiful exercise for my imagination. — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 The support assistant replies with instructions on how to do it. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 Once connected, ChatGPT can pull up recent conversations, answer questions about what's in them, and compose and send replies as the user. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 After posting a video earlier this week asking if anyone else couldn’t stop purchasing diamonds via TikTok, his comment section quickly flooded with more than a thousand replies from people across the country, all confessing their little secret. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026 Carrington’s social media replies are littered with comments calling her violent, along with derogatory statements about her race and sexuality. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Based upon their replies, occupying Allied officials ranked their culpability, then tried the worst offenders — most famously in the Nuremberg trials, but also in numerous local tribunals. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 The most common replies were being mentally sharp and clear, being free of serious illness or disease, financial stability, emotional well-being, living independently, having energy to do enjoyable things, and being strong, mobile and active. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 There was a July 29 deadline for people to submit oppositions to the petitions to deny ABC’s license renewals, and there is an August 5 deadline for replies to the opposition filings. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replies
  1. responds
  2. answers
  3. responses
  4. reacts
  5. reactions
Verb
  • The result depends not only on the chemical being used, but also on how it is applied, how the garment was dyed, how the fabric responds and how each stage of the process is controlled.
    — Alice Tonello, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of responds
Verb
  • In India, Jaggi Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru, has launched his Miracle of the Mind app with an interactive AI feature that answers questions using a database of his teachings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This week’s Pollwatcher answers a reader’s question about how polls select respondents and highlights how partisans in one state have flipped on a Democratic senator.
    — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of answers
Noun
  • One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Girls tend to be more adept at mimicking social responses like eye contact and reciprocal play.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of responses
Verb
  • Within just hours of being emitted, this mixture reacts to form ground-level ozone, which can irritate the lungs and is a key component of smog.
    — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The world reacts to your actions through dynamic NPC encounters, wildlife, exploration, and an honor system that can shape how the story unfolds.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of reacts
Noun
  • Meta also agreed to make changes to its platforms, including a default daily time limit of two hours for users under 18, a default block on nighttime use and a ban on displaying the number of likes and reactions on posts.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • VanHall adds that most reactions—if people have them—are mild.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Replies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replies. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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