rhetorical
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Many observers of the club might see that as a rhetorical question.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
My sense is that some Michigan voters appreciate El-Sayed’s confrontational rhetorical style, while others find it overly aggressive.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Such claims often prove to be more rhetorical than real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Oliver Stuenkel, a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, downplayed the importance of ideology in regional relations as more "rhetorical than substantive."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Just as a rhetorical question is one that is asked with no expectation of being answered, a hypothetical situation is one that is described with no expectation of it actually happening.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing rhetorical
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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