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 Andrew Tulloch, an AI researcher and co-founder of Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab, has left to rejoin Meta Platforms. John Kell, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 Morris, though, was released from the hospital and rejoined the team before the game ended. Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 Lionel Messi rejoined Argentina’s national team and will be available for the friendly against Puerto Rico at Chase Stadium on Tuesday night after being released to play in Inter Miami’s MLS game against Atlanta on Saturday. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 McMann rejoined Domi and Nick Robertson at one point, a third line that played together a bunch last season. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rejoin
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  • Gaza ceasefire broken by both sides Hamas fired anti-tank missiles at Israeli positions and Israel responded with air strikes.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Pastrnak responded with the B’s only two goals against Utah.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Perhaps understandably, only three replied to share their experiences.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Hines replied, appearing to reference former HHS head Sylvia Burwell, who was appointed during former President Barack Obama's administration.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • After losing two straight games, there are a lot of questions that the team needs to answer.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • How Notre Dame answers it — plus the three other questions below — will go a long way toward setting the course for the rest of this season.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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