as in replied
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 rejoined
There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Then the boys rejoined the bonus Jonases, and the family of six made their exit to the rear of the stage, walking as one, arm in arm — in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The United States withdrew from the agreement briefly but rejoined it in January 2021.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Defenceman Jordan Spence once again sat in the press box as Nikolas Matinpalo rejoined Kleven on the ice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Schweitzman began her career as an assistant at CAA and rejoined the agency in 2017 as an agent after working for Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Rivers rejoined the band in 2018 after undergoing a liver transplant, and stayed with the group until his death.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Rivers left the band after suffering from liver disease but rejoined the group in 2018.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
The rocker later rejoined KISS in 1996 for a reunion tour, with all four original members performing together for the first time since 1980.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Then the boys rejoined the bonus Jonases, and the family of six made their exit to the rear of the stage, walking as one, arm in arm — in arm, in arm, in arm, in arm.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The United States withdrew from the agreement briefly but rejoined it in January 2021.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Defenceman Jordan Spence once again sat in the press box as Nikolas Matinpalo rejoined Kleven on the ice.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Schweitzman began her career as an assistant at CAA and rejoined the agency in 2017 as an agent after working for Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Rivers rejoined the band in 2018 after undergoing a liver transplant, and stayed with the group until his death.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Rivers left the band after suffering from liver disease but rejoined the group in 2018.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
The rocker later rejoined KISS in 1996 for a reunion tour, with all four original members performing together for the first time since 1980.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoined
Verb
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The man replied to this suggestion by explaining that his girlfriend’s parents might not see a problem.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Wendy’s replied, causing a stir online.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trump did get the jitters, but responded, as The Atlantic’s Jonathan Chait noted, not by caving on health care but by ranting about the filibuster, ultimately picking a different way of doubling down.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Kings came back to cut the deficit to four on a baseline jumper by LaVine, but the Timberwolves responded with an 11-0 run to take a 60-45 lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Suharto himself never answered to his victims.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Participants also answered questions about their social, physical and emotional well-being.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Rejoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoined. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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