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as in to respond
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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as in to answer
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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as in response
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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as in answer
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 reply
Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Black co-stars with Day, Dismukes, and Fineman as the befuddled audience members, loudly chiming in from the front row after every line to reply.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Versions uploaded to the show's social platforms later dropped the audio from the audience's reply entirely.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Representatives of Hunt didn't immediately reply to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Black co-stars with Day, Dismukes, and Fineman as the befuddled audience members, loudly chiming in from the front row after every line to reply.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
Addressing the concerned replies, Montgomery Township Public Information Assistant Ava Komasz reiterated that the changes are, in fact, real.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Versions uploaded to the show's social platforms later dropped the audio from the audience's reply entirely.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reply
Verb
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Humans, on the other hand, are quick to respond to Tyrion.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Image Image Image Many volunteers made enormous personal sacrifices to respond to the crisis.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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McMath declined to be interviewed and did not answer questions concerning the impact of his legislation.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Wade looked directly into it and said hello multiple times, pressing the button, but no one answered.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pause came hours after the European Union voted to approve retaliatory tariffs on $23 billion in goods, starting April 15, in response to Trump’s previously announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum—which remain in effect.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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The China Film Administration (CFA), the body that handles film releases and quotas in the country, released a statement on Thursday in response to a reporter’s question about whether the Trump administration’s increasing tariffs on China would impact imports of American films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 53-year-old rapper reacted to the act of homage, giving 21 his stamp of approval.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The market might be reacting to the pause, but that doesn’t guarantee trade restrictions are going away.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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China is also heavily focused on the domestic reaction to the tariffs, with social media users this week widely reposting an April 7 editorial in the official People’s Daily warning against panic.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sanchez also shared some behind-the-scenes video of people’s first reaction to the suit, walking into a room with fiancé and Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos, with people cheering the look.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Reply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reply. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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