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noun

joining

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verb

present participle of join
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Recent Examples of joining
Noun
Experts attribute the project’s success to the joining of science and tradition. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025 And last night, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus shut Paris down with a surprise joining of forces—with gold and gilded matching looks to boot. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Verb
The round was led by venture capital firms Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital, with PSP Investments and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan also joining the round. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 King's Hawaiian and Eli Manning are joining forces for something that is going to turn up your tailgate before the game even starts. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joining
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joining
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say a fair trial would be impossible not only in this mountain community of fewer than 22,000 people, but also any other adjacent county because the suspect and victim were both well known.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Gary Housing Authority, which owns the schools, and the city of Gary are completing state and federal approvals for the demolition of Emerson and Horace Mann, and two adjacent vacant elementaries, Spaulding and Vohr.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction formed by the former Tethys Ocean and now squeezed together between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • By 1938, the Netherlands had a 1,170-mile main-road network, 866 miles of which had adjoining cycleways.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The new strategy aims to leverage Ford’s iconic brand while simultaneously signaling that the car company is entering a new era, Materazzo said.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Zeffy fundraiser that’s raised over $400,000 of its $737,000 goal will help engineers in Gaza buy and reuse materials — as aid entering Gaza is heavily restricted by Israel — to extend the hospital, Jboor and Hawash-Kuemmerle said.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An impending roadblock is combining with the Senate, whose NDAA version has a topline of $925 billion.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Shoddy-Mushroom-8456/Shoddy-Mushroom-8456 Others thought Bella could be a Goldador—a popular cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador retriever, combining the traits of both breeds.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The filmmaker launched her production company Cinelava to produce the project, collaborating with Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Red Sea Fund.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tour organizers also will be collaborating with local partners for each screening like film societies, festivals, sports clubs and other groups.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After congregants walked around reflecting and connecting with the Cathedral, Roberson resumed services with familiar rituals —communion, peace offerings and prayers.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The museum’s plans for Excelsior Club included restoring the existing two-story structure and adding a connecting history center focused on local and regional Black history.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • How the jackpots got so large The first multi-state lottery was started in 1985 by three small states – Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine – which joined together to better compete with neighboring Massachusetts.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

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