rejoined

past tense of rejoin
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 Formerly chief operations officer for the French brand, the new top executive rejoined the company in October after a year at Jacquemus. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 After the success of their inaugural spring collection, the American heritage brand and the British pop star turned designer have rejoined forces on another collaboration, this time focusing on fall essentials. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026 Stewart rejoined The Daily Show in 2024, anchoring the show once a week (usually on Mondays) and serving as an executive producer. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball. — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Leclerc rejoined on fresh softs behind Hamilton, then passed him, while Antonelli, who had also pitted for softs under the VSC, and Norris, on mediums from his only stop, closed in. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Stewart rejoined teammates this week and was in the starting lineup Saturday. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 Castronovo, 62, played drums and contributed vocals for Journey from 1998 until 2015, and later rejoined the group. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoined
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  • 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
  • After the crash, Saint James received 27,000 letters of support and replied to 15,000 of those letters with a handwritten note.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • The governor’s campaign responded to a request for comment Sunday, saying a witness refutes that the phone was touched.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Miami responded with an 80-yard drive to retake their lead, 24-21, but UNC continued to fight on while crushing clock heading into the fourth quarter.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
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  • Purdue cut its deficit to 10 with a three-point play from former UConn target Caden Pierce three minutes into the second half, but Demary answered with his own physical finish, plus a free throw, at the other end.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • For about 30 minutes, Stacy Garrity answered every question KDKA-TV's Josh Taylor asked her about her campaign for governor, including one concerning a political ad about incumbent Josh Shapiro.
    — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Rejoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoined. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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