join up
phrasal verb
joined up; joining up; joins up
1
: to meet each other at a particular place
We're planning to join up (with each other) and have a few drinks after the game.
2
: to become a member of a group or organization
More than 100 people have joined up.
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Endrick was the only Brazilian on the tour at first after choosing to join up with the squad earlier than his team-mates who had also taken part in the Copa America.
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Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
But both Murillo and Chris Wood will be given more rest ahead of the weekend, having travelled half way around the world to join up with Brazil and New Zealand.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The Walking Dead alum Josh McDermitt stars opposite Amell as Stuart Lane, who joined up with his buddy Ted Black to build an L.A. firm.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
But both Murillo and Chris Wood will be given more rest ahead of the weekend, having travelled half way around the world to join up with Brazil and New Zealand.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The Walking Dead alum Josh McDermitt stars opposite Amell as Stuart Lane, who joined up with his buddy Ted Black to build an L.A. firm.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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