rejoining

present participle of rejoin
as in responding
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 rejoining Haas had already announced that Ocon was not rejoining the team in 2027, opting instead for F1 driver Rafael Camara, who will probably race for the team in Brazil, as Hirakawa will be racing his Toyota that weekend. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 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 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 Kendrick Raphael ran for 124 yards as SMU (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) improved to 10-0 at home in ACC games since rejoining a power conference league in 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Kendrick Raphael ran for 124 yards as SMU (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) improved to 10-0 at home in ACC games since rejoining a power conference in 2024. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Liaw returned to Supermicro as a consultant in May 2021 and eventually became a full-time employee before rejoining the board in December 2023. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 The company said the employee downloaded over 100 highly confidential files to his personal accounts before rejoining Apple. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoining
Verb
  • The house’s move into ready-to-wear in 1966 was another example of Saint Laurent responding to his time.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That includes training managers to listen before responding; encouraging employees to share ideas, concerns and mistakes; and making respectful disagreement acceptable.
    — Dr. Manish Pratap Singh Chandel, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Musk was replying to a post on X by Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder of Social Capital, who laid out his views on the state of the data center buildout.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As supporters and detractors debated, Hall’s partner began replying to online comments.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Organizers arranged flights and hotels along the way and provided instructions on answering immigration officers’ questions.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Their flexibility is useful when writing, summarizing, brainstorming, or answering broad questions.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Rejoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoining. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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