retweet
verb (used with or without object)
to share or forward (someone else's message) on the Twitter social media service and website: I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment. RT
retweets
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pluralof retweet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Patel repeatedly defended his behavior as “transparency,” but legal experts pointed out that his rush to get likes and retweets made prosecutors’ jobs much harder.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
“Someone says something on social media, Musk retweets it, Rogan podcasts it, Fox broadcasts it, and by the time it reaches everybody, millions of people have seen it.”
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
It also points to a possible solution, he says: “Simple limits on retweets would constrain the spread of this information while having little effect on the vast majority of users.”
From Science Magazine ● May 29, 2024
“Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” the tweet said, eliciting more than 12,000 replies, 47,000 retweets and 115,500 likes by Wednesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Or a lame Twitter account where she retweets memes about the importance of hand washing.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
