as in to respond
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
when I asked my daughter if she wouldn't mind picking up dinner on her way home from soccer practice, she rejoined, "Only if you wouldn't mind me taking out the pickup later tonight!"
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Recent Examples of rejoin
The current expectation is that Simmons will rejoin the team on the field that day.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Defenceman Jordan Spence once again sat in the press box as Nikolas Matinpalo rejoined Kleven on the ice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
On the sales side, MD Tim Gerhartz left over the summer to rejoin ZDF.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Defenceman Jordan Spence once again sat in the press box as Nikolas Matinpalo rejoined Kleven on the ice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
On the sales side, MD Tim Gerhartz left over the summer to rejoin ZDF.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoin
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The Kings came back to cut the deficit to four on a baseline jumper by LaVine, but the Timberwolves responded with an 11-0 run to take a 60-45 lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Boise police and fire departments responded to the scene of the crash near the intersection of North Orchard Street, West Victory Road and West Wright Street, according to a Boise Police Department social media post.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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Peskov replied that the Kremlin was assessing whether preparations for nuclear tests were necessary rather than actually beginning them, Tass reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The chatbot replied with a long, supportive message.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Water Utilities has to study demographics and costs once the first two questions are answered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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That Berube can’t answer that question publicly and confidently right now is part of the problem for the team.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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