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joined

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verb

past tense of join
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as in entered
to become a member of we're always looking for new people to join our book club

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Recent Examples of joined
Adjective
Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026 The 28-year-old has won eight Grands Prix across nine seasons for Ferrari, having initially joined the joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 During the surgery following the colonoscopy, Shaknovsky did not perform a routine test, which would have ensured there were no leaks in a newly joined intestine, according to the complaint. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Then more joined, and soon full teams of girls were going up against the boys. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026 At times, groups of works are organized around joined tables, on top of which are placed perishables preserved in lead, resin, or plaster. — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026 The spacious joined apartments became the childhood home of Prince William and Prince Harry, whose nursery spanned the top floor. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Funko’s sales had fallen 22% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, just before Simon joined, and the company had ousted its previous CEO that summer. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 Justine Lupe has joined the likes of Mariska Hargitay, Sienna Miller, and more A-listers in proving that wide-leg denim is the style to wear for fall. — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 Beauty’s board director, has joined oral care brand Cocolab as chief executive officer. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Gonzalez joined the committee a few days later during the August commission meeting because other committee members would not be present to discuss the draft at the September meeting. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Pegg earns scholarship Hayden Pegg joined the UConn football program as a preferred walk-on in 2023. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 The second time, he was joined by the state highway patrolman who had issued the ticket and by a Catholic priest who had been on the road that night and testified that conditions had been treacherous. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Hizzoner is slated to be joined by Staten Island native Pete Davidson and Brooklyn band TV On The Radio at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 So can Paul Pogba, who once joined Man United for a world-record transfer fee. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
Adjective
  • Denver’s pressure and connected passes (and some friendly bounces) led to a calm and clinical goal from captain and United States Women’s National Team staple Lindsey Heaps in the 13th minute.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Consumer adoption tends to follow a different path, growing as connected services demonstrate clear value in everyday use.
    — Stacey Moser, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
  • Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The two entered a room full of mathematicians who were well supplied with lunch, snacks, and coffee and got to work.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Eric Evans, a six-year employee of the police department, entered a guilty plea Wednesday for five misdemeanor charges of misconduct.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Streets in New Jersey and New York, which were under a state of emergency, were already flooded as the storm and high tide combined for dangerous conditions.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But uncertainty about what to study, combined with the potential cost, turned him away from that traditional path.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • It’s not known which artist helped craft her Sunday night aesthetic; however, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has famously collaborated with visionary Lorrie Turk.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • With his former bandmate Grohl, Novoselic has collaborated on several songs for Foo Fighters, the band Grohl started in 1994.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The chips are coupled via a small piezoelectric disc that flexes when the qubit's electric field changes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As of late August, his family and associated entities collectively held over 68% of total H and M shares.
    — , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Critics have also focused on the role of international institutions like the World Bank, which has long supported some of these hydropower projects and their associated dams.
    — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eight Zoom boxes, each occupied by lawyers for Paramount or California, flanked the judge on the screen.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The nondescript door on Eighth Avenue is flanked by a liquor store and a cannabis dispensary, and the lobby has no directory.
    — Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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