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
Ray rejoining the defensive line group would spread out the depth.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Their hopes for an intimate gathering, however, are dashed with the unexpected arrival of Karl’s estranged mother, Vibeke, who is intent on rejoining the family and proving herself as a grandmother.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The big news coming out of Switzerland today is that Audemars Piguet is rejoining Watches and Wonders.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
The star corner returned to action after roughly 10 minutes, rejoining the Broncos’ defense on a final defensive drive before the half.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Fixed a bug where the effect of an used Wending Grace could activate when rejoining a session after a disconnection.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Wu is rejoining the board as part of Wednesday’s announcement.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Taillon plans on throwing to keep his arm in shape and might make a rehab start at Triple A before rejoining the rotation.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Ben Gvir quit the government over the last ceasefire in January before rejoining when Israel resumed the war two months later.
—Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Their hopes for an intimate gathering, however, are dashed with the unexpected arrival of Karl’s estranged mother, Vibeke, who is intent on rejoining the family and proving herself as a grandmother.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The big news coming out of Switzerland today is that Audemars Piguet is rejoining Watches and Wonders.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
The star corner returned to action after roughly 10 minutes, rejoining the Broncos’ defense on a final defensive drive before the half.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Fixed a bug where the effect of an used Wending Grace could activate when rejoining a session after a disconnection.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Wu is rejoining the board as part of Wednesday’s announcement.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Taillon plans on throwing to keep his arm in shape and might make a rehab start at Triple A before rejoining the rotation.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Ben Gvir quit the government over the last ceasefire in January before rejoining when Israel resumed the war two months later.
—Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoining
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Dhillon's office requested unredacted incident reports related to the use of force, arrests and other actions and communications regarding directions given to police officers responding to protests at ICE facilities within the past 30 days.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, was not carrying a firearm and the only shots fired were by responding law enforcement officers, Watson said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Kaliakmanis’ counterpart — freshman Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey — got the last laugh, replying with two second-half touchdown passes and three total as Minnesota rallied from that 14-0 hole for a 31-28 win in their Big Ten opener.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Neither quite get you to iPhone levels of lockdown, and Samsung will never achieve this whilst replying on Google for its core OS.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Fifty hours after Daniel Farke had been answering questions about Leeds United’s set-piece coaching, Joe Rodon buried a corner past Bournemouth’s Djordje Petrovic.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Grammy-winning artist ended up swapping Scarlet out for her 2018 project Amala before answering.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rejoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoining. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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