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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
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 From the pews, those gathered joined musicians, clapping and raising their hands in the air to begin the service. Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Rookie star, 55, joined his cast mates in sharing their stories of being pulled over by police officers for speeding. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Among the performers was Roblo the Star, who joined other female rap finalists for the collaborative showcase. Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Bush joined the center roughly a year ago after three decades as a probation officer. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026 No More have been reliably unpredictable since Patton joined as the permanent singer in 1988, launching an erratic and sometimes scandalous classic era that lasted more or less until their first split in 1998. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 Stones joined City from Everton in the summer of 2016, aged 21. David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Leagues across the country have joined Rongjiang’s national Village Super League, launched last year, with some even live-streaming their games and gaining major followings. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Mallory Morehead Pritzl has joined bi-coastal communications firm Kovert Creative on their entertainment PR team, Variety has learned. Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 July 2026 It was renovated and opened as Hôtel Place d’Armes in 2000 and joined the Corner Collection property group in 2022. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
Adjective
  • Alexa Plus should then be able to select the most appropriate wash program on its own from a connected washing machine.
    Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • As a result, growing businesses often remain connected to inflexible partners that drive up overhead and offer very little operational visibility.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 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 comptroller’s report last year estimated that the subsidy-eligible projects underway would yield more than 15,000 rental units, and more have entered the pipeline since then.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • That might explain why, now 16 matches into the season, Sporting entered the day dead-last in the Western Conference.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • It was ruled as a spontaneous combustion, apparently because of the summer heat combined with gases escaping from decomposing film, sending flames some 100 feet into the air and killing a 13-year-old boy.
    Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • To understand exactly why the separation worked, the researchers combined experiments with advanced computer modeling.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, Potter noted that ASTS has collaborated with and received equity investments from some of the largest MNOs, including AT&T, Vodafone, Verizon and Rakuten.
    TipRanks.com, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • The two rappers have collaborated on dozens of songs, and their joint album What a Time to Be Alive conquered the Billboard 200 more than a decade ago.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • If your tests need updating every time a developer touches the UI, they're coupled to the wrong abstraction.
    Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Adjective
  • The fold-thrust belt, and the associated mountains, are the result of the Arabian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • But mutations in this gene disrupt the normal workings of the associated proteins.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The issues were printed on recycled paper, and because the house in Stromness flanked the port’s harbor, the constant wetness had slightly curled their pages.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • On the south side of the property is a mansion owned by the church, its long driveway flanked by white stone lions.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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