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Insolent Retort

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noun

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

38%8Insolent retort
noun

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

23%13Retort to an insult
noun

• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

• (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

verb

• make a counterattack

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New York Times08 Aug 1988 Across 49
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