as in responses
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
he always has a smart-aleck rejoinder to everything
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Noun
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The cascading legal rulings — plus the varying responses of each state to the shutoff — means people who rely on SNAP are in vastly different situations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Fifty responses aired grievances with ACHD operations and management unrelated to impact fees or the capital improvement plan.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Facebook tested a comparable dislike button in 2015 and 2018, which would only contribute to the rankings of replies on public Facebook pages and wouldn’t apply to private posts from friends, but ultimately didn’t choose to keep the feature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the replies, for the most part, were full of praise for his inventive, if a little scary, efforts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The affable star guard delivered another of his patently honest answers.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Rejoinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoinders. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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