Comebacks
Reply and comebacks are semantically related. in snappy retort topic. In some cases you can use "Reply" instead a noun "Comebacks".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A sub-type of straw character is the sounding board, a character who makes points on their side purely so a character the author agrees with can reply with devastating comebacks that prove the first character's foolishness.
Source: Straw Character
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