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 Upon moving back to Lake County in 1981, Andries briefly served as managing editor at North Shore magazine before rejoining Pioneer Press the following year. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Drivers using eastbound 37 will take northbound 121, make a right on the Carneros Highway (Highways 12 and 121), followed by a right on Highways 12/29, rejoining Highway 37 in Vallejo. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Historically, Democrats have emphasized economic support to help parents rejoin the workforce, especially in low-income and single-parent households. — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 The Sultan and King Charles inspected the Guard of Honour before rejoining Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales to watch a military march past. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rejoin
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Verb
  • His federal public defender did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Defenders must respond to different types of aircraft while managing the cost and availability of defensive missiles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Justice Department did not immediately reply to an overnight request for comment.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Kotlikoff replied at the meeting that the decision to allow the student to return to campus was made by the university’s disciplinary panel, not him.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Golden State answered with a three-pointer by Veronica Burton to briefly silence them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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