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
With a few snooty glances and snide rejoinders, Todd and Margo Chester — the Griswalds’ ultra-hip Chicago neighbors — epitomize the sort of detachment that’s too chilly for the holidays, too cold for friendship.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The ban can be seen as a rejoinder to the U.S. cracking down on China's chip-making industry, as well as an escalation in trade war saber-rattling between the two countries.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s performance, meanwhile, was a sharp rejoinder to the media attention he’s received this week.
—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
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The ban can be seen as a rejoinder to the U.S. cracking down on China's chip-making industry, as well as an escalation in trade war saber-rattling between the two countries.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s performance, meanwhile, was a sharp rejoinder to the media attention he’s received this week.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoinder
Noun
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The Resilient Leader Whether political, spiritual or community-based, leaders play a vital role in guiding society through these emotional responses and by fostering dialogue, compassion and hope.—
Novena Riojas,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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At the same time, the response to that show set up Lloyd’s vision to rewrite the rules.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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But after reading thousands of messages in my inbox, one thing has become obvious: some people get replies right away, others are coming across way too transactional and will never hear back.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Notion Mail includes features for sorting, labeling, and filtering emails and tools for drafting replies using AI to help.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Generative Al is seen by some as an answer to this crisis : a near magical tool that can produce words, images and sounds from a simple and vague description.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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And then what happens when taxpayers are given the wrong answer?—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Rejoinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoinder. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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