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 The tweet was widely perceived by users who replied to this post as Hegseth body-shaming the instructor. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin’s press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to confirm troops won’t be deployed to the polls in November. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replied
  1. responded
  2. answered
  3. reacted
Verb
  • Mamdani opened the news conference by expressing his condolences to the victims and their families and thanking the officers who responded.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Ziesel, 39, has not responded to numerous calls, text messages and an email with questions about his background, training and objectives for the workout.
    — Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of responded
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  • The Athletic’s Jacob Whitehead, Oliver Kay, Cerys Jones, Conor O’Neill, Nick Miller and Sebastian Stafford-Bloor have taken a look at the window and answered a series of questions.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Choose the few recurring decisions where the stakes are highest—often hiring, promotion and capital allocation—and require the four lenses to be answered before the decision closes.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of answered
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  • Atletico did not believe Madrid were actually serious with their bid, and reacted with more angry and scornful social media posts.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly 450 users reacted with likes or hearts, while about 480 responded with laughing emojis, underscoring the divided response.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of reacted

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“Replied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replied. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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