Thesaurus results for QUIPPED

quipped

verb

past tense of quip

as in joked

to make jokes she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"

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Recent Examples of quipped Crowley quipped that New York saw an uptick thanks to not enough stage space in Jersey being available and said the state is looking to claw projects back. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Although Holmes quipped that there was little suspicion despite the fact that the duo had not hidden the engagement ring following the proposal. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026 Afterward, Ashe quipped about taking on Parton’s famously wordy lyrics in front of the room. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 In a January 2025 episode with guest Drew Afualo, a social media influencer, Kylie Kelce quipped about the same mystery twerp from her high school days. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Travis then quipped that once the bar stopped serving alcohol, guests began to shuffle out. — Ashleigh Carter, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 In 2015, Lindsey—a lifelong bachelor—quipped that, if he were elected President, his sister could be his First Lady. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian quipped that all the lawsuits in the college game might open the door for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to return to Lubbock under Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, quipped on the Sunday of opening weekend. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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joked

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Koski and Nickell, both 52, joked that picking a favorite climb would be like picking a favorite child, but they are particularly drawn to mountains in the Lemhi Range, such as Bell Mountain and Diane’s Peak.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Lumen’s Kate Johnson and EY’s Janet Truncale joked about their first meeting at the Business Roundtable.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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