quipped

verb

past tense of quip
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 Senior shortstop Lexi Iwema, an Indiana recruit who moved from center field earlier in the season, quipped that she and Beals joke about each other’s driving skills. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Meyers quipped during Wednesday night's episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 Oh well, as Winston Churchill quipped — democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 Fey quipped of realizing she'd be seated with Chalamet and Jenner for the evening. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Colbert quipped, to which McCartney answered in the affirmative. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 May 2026 Colbert quipped that the beloved musical classic was playing across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Others quipped about the sheer volume of new songs to listen to. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipped
joked
Verb
  • Lasser joked in a 1976 article in The Times that her role as Mary Hartman might merit identification beyond being Woody Allen’s ex-wife.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Last year, Carr pressured the Walt Disney Company to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s show after the comic joked about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
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