as in response
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
he always has a smart-aleck rejoinder to everything
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Recent Examples of rejoinder
Johnson’s performance, meanwhile, was a sharp rejoinder to the media attention he’s received this week.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
At first glance, recent history would seem to furnish an obvious rejoinder to such caution: the United States waged, and won, a nearly half-century-long global struggle against the Soviet Union.
—Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
And on top of that, the movie felt like a cruel rejoinder to anyone who’d ever believed that the once-red-hot Shyamalan could right the ship.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
When critics warn about Trump’s threat, the constant rejoinder is that democracy already survived four years of Trump in office.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
At first glance, recent history would seem to furnish an obvious rejoinder to such caution: the United States waged, and won, a nearly half-century-long global struggle against the Soviet Union.
—Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
And on top of that, the movie felt like a cruel rejoinder to anyone who’d ever believed that the once-red-hot Shyamalan could right the ship.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
When critics warn about Trump’s threat, the constant rejoinder is that democracy already survived four years of Trump in office.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoinder
Noun
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In response to questions from Jackson, Nuttall agreed that injuries to O'Keefe's face could have been caused by a punch to the face.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily blocked the deportation of Venezuelans held in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in response to an emergency appeal form the American Civil Liberties Union.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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But after such a storming end to the league campaign and scoring 30 goals without reply on the four-game route to the final, Wrexham’s women are hopeful of delivering their half of a notable club double.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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In what may be a reply from Hathaway herself, the recipient stands by her husband and refuses to settle the claim.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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The answer, as the paper argues, is that Deinosuchus isn’t an alligator at all.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability wants answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about why its public records staff was gutted on April 1, when thousands of federal health agency workers were fired.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Rejoinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoinder. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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