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rhetorical

[ri-tawr-i-kuhl, -tor-] / rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈtɒr- /


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The answer to her rhetorical question is layered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Although little more has followed, Xi and Trump could "commit to some rhetorical signal" in Beijing as a basis for further cooperation, Zeng said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

That legal dance created an opening for Justice Elena Kagan to attack the Court’s new test in a scorching dissent, and she scores some rhetorical and legal points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Flashy, rhetorical openings were something I had to get the hang of.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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