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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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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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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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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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Back to the sofa, TV on, Tom replies.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Attorney General Weiser replies that medical science evolves over time.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
The man replies with further details to justify the figure.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Zanni’s friend Samantha Storano replies on her behalf.
—Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio replies, sounding equally preadolescent, and both break into giggling fits.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
One Scalepath member, a cleaning company, uses an AI workflow tool called Zapier to pipe Google reviews into ChatGPT, which drafts replies and posts them automatically.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
My friend replies that unfortunately the subject is probably affiliated more closely with legal history now and therefore part of those courses, because the conventions of international law don’t seem to apply anymore.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
John Hult, States Newsroom, 23 Jan. 2026
Consistently provide value on relevant posts to turn replies into client conversations and expand your network.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
So disgruntled hosts started asking outright for replies.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
The initial tweet has over 130 replies from people, many of which expressed anger and frustration.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
At the time of writing, the tweet had been viewed more than 16 million times and had over 7,000 replies.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 12 Jan. 2026
The gaps between the replies were getting longer.
—Isoke Atiba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The cyber-pet also features a high-fidelity facial screen capable of thousands of expressions and concise text replies.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Those comments have been left with no replies.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
Back to the sofa, TV on, Tom replies.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Attorney General Weiser replies that medical science evolves over time.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
The man replies with further details to justify the figure.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Zanni’s friend Samantha Storano replies on her behalf.
—Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio replies, sounding equally preadolescent, and both break into giggling fits.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
One Scalepath member, a cleaning company, uses an AI workflow tool called Zapier to pipe Google reviews into ChatGPT, which drafts replies and posts them automatically.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
My friend replies that unfortunately the subject is probably affiliated more closely with legal history now and therefore part of those courses, because the conventions of international law don’t seem to apply anymore.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
The same agency reached out to 400 nurses last year, got replies from 13, and only five of them were interested.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 23 Jan. 2026
Consistently provide value on relevant posts to turn replies into client conversations and expand your network.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
So disgruntled hosts started asking outright for replies.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
The initial tweet has over 130 replies from people, many of which expressed anger and frustration.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
At the time of writing, the tweet had been viewed more than 16 million times and had over 7,000 replies.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 12 Jan. 2026
The gaps between the replies were getting longer.
—Isoke Atiba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The cyber-pet also features a high-fidelity facial screen capable of thousands of expressions and concise text replies.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Those comments have been left with no replies.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replies
Verb
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Depending on how your body responds, that could manifest as either shedding or putting on pounds.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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Industrial applications now account for more than half of total silver consumption, a shift that fundamentally alters how the metal responds to economic conditions.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Well, not answers so much as proof of his most logical assumptions.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Which answers the questions that the DOJ should be asking but isn’t, all the while calling into serious question that same DOJ’s antitrust suit against Live Nation.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Since that time, Pratt has dedicated himself to railing against Bass, the Los Angeles City Council, and California Governor Gavin Newsom for their responses to the fires.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The supportive responses stood out more.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Community reacts at Board of Education meeting Parents, teachers and students alike got emotional during a Board of Education meeting Wednesday.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The result is a system that reacts to emergencies instead of preventing them.—
Zeynep Portway,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bal and Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, while almost certainly proceeding without Israeli institutional support, given the vituperative reactions his recent films have provoked — and, by his own admission, have been designed to provoke.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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The comments poured in — and the reactions were just as entertaining as the hike itself.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Replies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replies. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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