Definition of rejoinnext
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 This relaxation of the rules thus allows certain distant male relatives who are over 15 years old and unmarried to rejoin the imperial family. Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 Veteran execs Chelsea Barnard and Matthew Budman also rejoined the company as co-heads of film. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Traffic from northbound lanes will be redirected to Langford Parkway, and then through the city on I-75/85 north, and back on I-20 west to rejoin I-285. Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Undrafted in 2021 out of Arizona, Williams will fill in minutes behind Steph Curry and De’Anthony Melton, who rejoined the team on a two-year, $11 million deal in July. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rejoin
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  • Shipping firms now risk penalties for even responding to information demands from organizations Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Fire officials said crews responded to I-95 just past Exit 77.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Draft the note, confirm the plan, and pause before replying if emotions rise.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Representatives for Express Scripts and Optum RX did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
    Justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • Itauma had become a shell of the heavyweight who’d answered the opening bell with such vim and vigour.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Department representatives met with city council members during weekly budget hearings to present in-depth budget reports and answer questions from councilors.
    Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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