as in to respond
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
when I asked my daughter if she wouldn't mind picking up dinner on her way home from soccer practice, she rejoined, "Only if you wouldn't mind me taking out the pickup later tonight!"
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Recent Examples of rejoin
Now being offered at four Goodwill locations, the program helps people who are currently on public assistance rejoin the workforce on a path that sets them up for success.
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Steve Batchelor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped fans from hoping some kind of rejoining of forces was possible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Reese agreed to a deal with Unrivaled for the rest of the season and is expected to rejoin her Rosebuds on Friday against Hive BC.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The defection is another blow to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost the last election in April and even his own seat in Parliament, but has since rejoined the House of Commons.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Steve Batchelor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped fans from hoping some kind of rejoining of forces was possible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Reese agreed to a deal with Unrivaled for the rest of the season and is expected to rejoin her Rosebuds on Friday against Hive BC.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The defection is another blow to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost the last election in April and even his own seat in Parliament, but has since rejoined the House of Commons.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoin
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Colin Gray, at his construction job, texted him what was wrong, but the teen didn’t respond, text evidence shows.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Read on as Entertainment Weekly takes a closer look at the controversy and shares how the women's and men's teams have responded.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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To his surprise, the company replied with a yes.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The group’s helpline had lost contact with him, and when Chrzanowska called out only a woodpecker replied.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The race to find what’s next Meta, Google and Samsung are all betting big on smart glasses that use AI to analyze and answer questions about a wearer’s surroundings.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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With Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen and Radek Faksa all out of the lineup again, the Stars needed some depth scoring, and Bastian answered with a timely goal.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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