rejoinders

plural of rejoinder

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Recent Examples of rejoinders That his language was English and not American was the cause of ample anxiety for a linguistic nationalist like Webster, no less than my own as evidenced in my rejoinders to a bartender at the Boot Pub more than two centuries later. Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 His Joe is a real cynic, with demons in his closet; his rejoinders come from a tough place. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026 However, what smooths out these bumps in the road is Brooks’ ability to consistently write earnest speeches, or button scenes with a snarky rejoinders. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoinders
Noun
  • One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Girls tend to be more adept at mimicking social responses like eye contact and reciprocal play.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most of the letters in the Beinecke’s collection are replies to Cullen, and reading them without seeing the originating source letter was a beautiful exercise for my imagination.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The support assistant replies with instructions on how to do it.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Those conspiracy theories, Wagner said, are often ways of looking at the world that provide answers to questions when an outcome is too uncomfortable for people.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Saturday’s second preseason game against the Giants hopefully can yield some answers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Rejoinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoinders. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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