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 The New Jersey native was working through the process of rejoining the team per the source, although his status could change depending on future court rulings. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Jarvis has earned the team’s trust since rejoining the roster at the start of July. Jesús Cano, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Ahn Bo-hyun returns as Jin Yi-soo, the carefree chaebol heir turned Violent Crimes detective—rejoining the unit after completing his formal police academy training. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Ulbrich finished 3-9 as interim head coach that year before rejoining Morris, who was named full-time head coach, last season to serve as his defensive coordinator. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Neither has a clear timeline for rejoining the Yankees, who have one of baseball’s worst offenses since Judge last played. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Many are angry at the prospect of Russia rejoining the international competition, especially amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 13 July 2026 Just last year, veteran big man Charles Bassey impressed for Boston’s team in Vegas, then wound up rejoining the club months later on two 10-day contracts. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
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  • The president breaks news on Truth Social so often that the White House press office will copy his posts into an email when responding to questions from the media seeking details on policies.
    Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • People are responding rationally to what the organization rewards, at every level of the chart.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Many of her fans also came to her defense by replying to the comment.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Identifier), in the process of replying to the read requests, at some point the SMB server should never respond to the read request but keep the connection alive.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
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  • In the 8-page document answering Hanaway’s petition, Johnston denied the attorney general’s allegations.
    Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • New York Giants coach John Harbaugh is answering readers’ leadership questions all season.
    Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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

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