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as in adjoined
to be adjacent to
the condo complex joins the golf course
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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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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule
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as in collaborated
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region
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as in coupled
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other
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as in connected
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Recent Examples of joined
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That position began to change in 2015, in the joined Air France-KLM and Hop!
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
More joined after the sixth, which Sánchez ended with a swinging strikeout of Jorge Polanco.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
They were joined by a host of celebrities in their most glamorous outfits of the season so far, from Demi Moore in full black sequin via Gucci and Dakota Johnson in a very, very naked Gucci dress.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
After initially training under JYP Entertainment and competing for a spot in the 2015 reality competition that launched massive girl group TWICE, Chaeyeon joined WM Entertainment in hopes of officially making her K-pop debut.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This summer, Chelsea completed the signings of strikers Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, while Nicolas Jackson joined Bayern Munich on a loan deal with a conditional obligation to buy.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Veteran photographers, videographers and rescue crews joined them.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Toni Trucks joined Franklin & Bash in its fourth season as Anita Haskins, a recent law school graduate eager to prove herself.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On Friday, Alix Earle, Lenny Kravitz, Luke Grimes and ROSÉ also joined the presenters lineup.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The wife of the Las Vegas Raiders running back joined Tim Tebow, Mark Teixeira, Brett Favre, Bruce Pearl and others in offering their thoughts and prayers for Kirk and his family.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That position began to change in 2015, in the joined Air France-KLM and Hop!
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
More joined after the sixth, which Sánchez ended with a swinging strikeout of Jorge Polanco.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
They were joined by a host of celebrities in their most glamorous outfits of the season so far, from Demi Moore in full black sequin via Gucci and Dakota Johnson in a very, very naked Gucci dress.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
After initially training under JYP Entertainment and competing for a spot in the 2015 reality competition that launched massive girl group TWICE, Chaeyeon joined WM Entertainment in hopes of officially making her K-pop debut.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This summer, Chelsea completed the signings of strikers Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, while Nicolas Jackson joined Bayern Munich on a loan deal with a conditional obligation to buy.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Veteran photographers, videographers and rescue crews joined them.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Toni Trucks joined Franklin & Bash in its fourth season as Anita Haskins, a recent law school graduate eager to prove herself.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On Friday, Alix Earle, Lenny Kravitz, Luke Grimes and ROSÉ also joined the presenters lineup.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every Wild sweater worn by Wild players this season will display a patch with the number 25 on it to honor of quarter century since Minnesota re-entered the NHL as an expansion team in 2000.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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The preliminary revisions for both of those years combined brought the new jobs created to just shy of 3 million.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The gap between both projections is roughly equivalent to the emissions from California, Florida, and Michigan combined in 2024.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For the research, the institute collaborated with the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as several universities, research institutions, and enterprises.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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From there, the two collaborated on her high-fashion modeling shoots and runway looks.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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From remixes to memes to emotional fan reactions, the film claimed a fiercely loyal and notably young audience that arguably hasn’t connected with anything this strongly in years.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories said the strain resembles one found in California, the department said, adding that with care, dairy cattle typically recover with little to no associated mortality.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Previous studies have found that people living with type 2 diabetes have a 2 to 6 times higher risk of sepsis and worse associated illness and death compared to people without diabetes.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Governor of Utah Spencer Cox speaks at a press conference flanked by Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason, Lieutenant Governor of Utah Deidre Henderson and FBI director Kash Patel at Utah Valley University on September 11, 2025 in Orem, Utah.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The last time the warehouse sold, it was flanked by another warehouse and an old brick building, with a stone and slab showroom across the street.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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After a two-year absence, Behar rejoined The View in 2015 and has remained a co-host ever since.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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When Norris rejoined the race, McLaren asked Piastri to hand back P2 to Norris.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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