87 entries under retort topic. ×

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return(noun, verb, act, oppose, dispute)
14
respond(noun, verb, act, hit, oppose)
8
answer(noun, verb, act, oppose, return)
8
reply(noun, verb, act, return, acknowledge)
8
retaliate(verb, attack, oppose, return, dispute)
7
comeback(noun, verb, hit, return, account)
7
reciprocate(verb, act, attack, return, acknowledge)
7
rejoinder(noun, hit, return, account, answer)
7
riposte(noun, verb, hit, return, resist)
4
come back at(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
4
defend(verb, resist, defend, argue, reply)
4
get back at(verb, expression, idiom, act, acknowledge)
3
react(verb, return, acknowledge, answer, argue)
3
rejoin(verb, return, acknowledge, answer, reply)
3
repay(verb, return, answer, argue, retaliate)
2
acknowledge(verb, act, return, proceed, answer)
2
backfire(verb, act, hurt, acknowledge, defend)
2
boomerang(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
2
counterclaim(verb, answer, argue, reply, respond)
2
echo(noun, verb, act, acknowledge, account)
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