1
as in responding
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 answering
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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Recent Examples of replying
Many of us listen with the intention of replying rather than truly understanding.
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Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Engage directly with the audiences that interact with influencer content by replying to comments, answering questions and resharing posts.
—Deepak Bansal, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, December 17, the 32-year-old singer found himself in hot water with fans after replying to a Musk post.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Four-year-old pit bull mix, Link, has become an overnight social-media star after he was recorded understanding exactly what was asked for him, and even replying.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The support team was replying to some accounts, offering a link to Hulu’s support page — which ended up going down too.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Often those fake accounts struggle to gain an organic following before they are detected, but the network detected by Clemson’s researchers tapped into existing follower networks by replying to larger accounts.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Contact the sender through another communication channel and avoid replying to the email itself.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Please send us your pachanga nominations by filling out this form or replying to this email!
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Engage directly with the audiences that interact with influencer content by replying to comments, answering questions and resharing posts.
—Deepak Bansal, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, December 17, the 32-year-old singer found himself in hot water with fans after replying to a Musk post.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Four-year-old pit bull mix, Link, has become an overnight social-media star after he was recorded understanding exactly what was asked for him, and even replying.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The support team was replying to some accounts, offering a link to Hulu’s support page — which ended up going down too.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Often those fake accounts struggle to gain an organic following before they are detected, but the network detected by Clemson’s researchers tapped into existing follower networks by replying to larger accounts.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Contact the sender through another communication channel and avoid replying to the email itself.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Please send us your pachanga nominations by filling out this form or replying to this email!
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Replying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replying. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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