as in joked
to make jokes
she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"
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Recent Examples of quipped
Others quipped about the sheer volume of new songs to listen to.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Barten quipped that his size didn’t translate ideally to Division 1 basketball.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 8 May 2026
After being introduced by Elgin High School Principal Avelira Rodríguez González, Johnson quipped that her comments were the longest any principal had ever spoken about him.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Bush Hager quipped, pretending to lie down at a therapist's office.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Roberts quipped after Tucker’s postgame interview.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Like going broke — as Hemingway famously quipped — my construction career happened gradually and then all at once.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Sánchez quipped, citing a recent, eyebrow-raising promotional video released by HHS that depicts the two men working out.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Mandel quipped, drawing laughs.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Barten quipped that his size didn’t translate ideally to Division 1 basketball.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 8 May 2026
After being introduced by Elgin High School Principal Avelira Rodríguez González, Johnson quipped that her comments were the longest any principal had ever spoken about him.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Bush Hager quipped, pretending to lie down at a therapist's office.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Roberts quipped after Tucker’s postgame interview.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Like going broke — as Hemingway famously quipped — my construction career happened gradually and then all at once.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Sánchez quipped, citing a recent, eyebrow-raising promotional video released by HHS that depicts the two men working out.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Mandel quipped, drawing laughs.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipped
joked
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This was followed by appearances from Colbert’s fellow late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers, who joked about the wormhole coming for them someday.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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An unidentified man off camera joked that Barr already got in trouble over there, too.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Quipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipped. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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