retweet
verb
re·tweet
(ˌ)rē-ˈtwēt 
retweeted; retweeting; retweets
: to repost (something, such as a message) to the X (formerly Twitter) online message service
Garcia snapped a pic that was retweeted more than a thousand times.—
Lee Jenkins
Lee Jenkins… people who use Twitter … are rewarded with social validation when their tweets are retweeted …—The Economist
The Economist
retweet
noun
plural retweets
The instant feedback—replies or retweets, the Twitter equivalent of applause—is intoxicating, like a pleasure-center reward for a lab rat pulling a lever.
—James Poniewozik
James Poniewozik
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Some accounts merely retweet local news stories, or right-wing influencers like Lara Loomer and Jack Posobiec, rather than sharing their own personal experiences.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Send out a tweet describing your lead magnet, and ask people to retweet to receive it.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
What Andreessen chose to retweet spoke even more explicitly in this direction.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
According to screenshots obtained by Media Matters, the option to like and retweet the posts from the pro-Nazi account were still available to users.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Send out a tweet describing your lead magnet, and ask people to retweet to receive it.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
What Andreessen chose to retweet spoke even more explicitly in this direction.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
According to screenshots obtained by Media Matters, the option to like and retweet the posts from the pro-Nazi account were still available to users.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
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retweet
verb
re·tweet
(ˌ)rē-ˈtwēt
: to post (something, as a message) again to the Twitter online message service
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