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retorted

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rebut

STRONG

counter crack rejoin repay reply requite respond retaliate return riposte sass squelch top

WEAK

answer back come back at shoot back snap back talk back

Antonyms

STRONG

ask question request take

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retorted

Milania retorted that she “was laced” and said, “I go to college.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Swimmers never attend opening ceremonies, Evans retorted when Billy Payne, president and chief executive of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, asked her to run the penultimate leg of the torch relay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"You weren't there to help me", the president retorted in an interview with GB News this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The ICC retorted Tuesday, saying the US sanctions "undermine the rule of law."

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“It is not your book and never will be,” Penelope retorted.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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