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answer back





VERB
back talk
Synonyms
VERB
mouth off
Synonyms




VERB
sass
Synonyms


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Sometimes I answer back, even though I don’t think it cares too much.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

She devises a way to beam them better, and gets an answer back, though not the answer anyone would expect.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

Chief executives wanting to talk and embody values may find it difficult to answer back.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2023

By the time he asks, “Can I get a Chaka Khan?” it’s impossible not to answer back.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2022

He talked about what he would do to me, and I had promptly put an answer back on the wire.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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