as in to respond
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip
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Recent Examples of riposte
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye offers something else, too: a subtle riposte against gender pessimism.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Trump then rejected O’Donnell’s riposte that only North Korea was actually testing nuclear weapons.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye offers something else, too: a subtle riposte against gender pessimism.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Some enemy attacks can only be dodged, while parrying others gives you the opportunity to riposte.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riposte
Noun
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If, by our standard, that is glaring plagiarism, the obvious retort is that the standard of the early seventeenth century was a very different beast.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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LeBron James didn’t hold back from his retorts over his late-in-the-game elbow injury Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Immediately after a 7-0 run from the Huskies, the Gamecocks responded to outscore them 11-4 over the final four minutes of the first quarter fueled by an aggressive defensive effort.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Thomure’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the sentencing.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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However, no one replied, and the chat asked me to leave a message.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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League officials did not not immediately reply to a request for comment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In this week’s reader mailbag, Charlotte Observer reporter Alex Zietlow answers questions on the minds of Panthers fans.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cloth coasters seemed to appear out of nowhere, and my questions about the hotel’s architecture, neighborhood, and wine lists were expertly answered.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Riposte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riposte. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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