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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
The containers have been heavily modified, with two joined side-by-side and the third placed on top at one end. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 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
Verb
With two 30-point performances among his initial seven games, Lendeborg joined Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry as the only other Warriors to do so. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The public member of the joint review board, Jim Kucienski, who serves as chairman of the village’s economic development commission, joined the six other board members in attendance in voting to support approval of the TIF district, Hammel said. — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Schwarzenegger and Ritchson are joined in the cast by Berkeley James, Michael Cyril Creighton, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Jane Krakowski, with Ken Jeong and Awkwafina. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026 Bednar was joined by Randy Arozarena (Mariners), Jake Bauers (Brewers), Ryan Jeffers (Twins), Brandon Lowe (Pirates), Adrian Morejon (Padres), Trevor Rogers (Orioles) and Seiya Suzuki (Cubs). — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 David Daniels and his brothers Barry and Robert joined the business as teenagers. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026 He has been joined in recent years by tax-skeptical scholars at the Manhattan Institute and Tax Foundation. — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026 Their triangles therefore share two corners and can be joined along the edge connecting them. — Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 Matthew Sitman, host of the Know Your Enemy podcast, joined Taylor in conversation. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
Adjective
  • Once the connection is complete, the two areas will offer about 1,800 acres of connected open space and more than 40 miles of trails for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The district’s chronic absenteeism and daily attendance rates serve as a holistic measure of how connected students feel to their schools, the sense of belonging, and support systems in place, CPS’s Hougard said.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 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
  • That divergence becomes stark as Japan's Nikkei 225 and Taiwan's Taiex entered bear territory, while South Korea's Kospi deepened its bear market and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite entered into correction territory overnight.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unitree later suggested that the robot may have entered the competition without proper tuning, sparking online debate about humanoid robot endurance and their ability to operate in demanding real-world environments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The two actors only professionally collaborated on 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which Douglas produced and Nicholson starred in.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers from Illinois and Notre Dame collaborated on the project through their respective engineering departments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The company has kept much of its design and manufacturing in-house, partly because the pieces are closely coupled and partly because suitable aviation components didn’t exist when development began.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The Chinese team proposes embedding the radar antenna, control components and associated equipment inside the aircraft’s wing.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Kratom and 7-OH drew media attention in Los Angeles County last year when both substances, along with others, were linked to the deaths of six people, prompting state officials to pull associated products off the shelves.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Doughty is flanked by deputy director of the Art Institute and Chicago Network member Sarah Guernsey.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • While silent, music is very much present in her altar as guitars flanked either side of the set up, highlighting her family’s artistic and musical roots.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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