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reply, react v.
solve; fulfill v.

VERB

reply, react

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve

STRONG

comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top

WEAK

answer back back at you back talk be in touch field the question get back at get back to give a snappy comeback shoot back talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree ask ignore leave question renounce request wonder

STRONG

allow prove

VERB

solve; fulfill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify deal with do meet

STRONG

conform correlate correspond crack dope elucidate fill fit lick pass qualify satisfy serve suffice suit unzip work

WEAK

dope out measure up work through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss

STRONG

differ disagree dissatisfy fail lose receive refuse take use

WEAK

ask question

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“I answered every email myself personally. We offered a coffee chat with every single voter we met, and that’s the message that people heard,” he said in an interview Friday after his race was called.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Megaspeed has not answered BBC queries regarding the company's and Alice Huang's links to China and the Chinese government.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Yarhamuk Allah,” he answered without missing a beat.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

When AFP called the number listed on Megaspeed's website, the person who answered said they were unfamiliar with the company and that the number was a residential line.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Not today,” I answered, realizing this was the first day I hadn’t come up with a Wonder.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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