as in to respond
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 rejoin
Since completing her treatment in September, the royal slowly rejoined members of the British royal family at public events.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
The Miami Heat suspended forward Jimmy Butler for the third time in a month on Monday, hours before he was expected to rejoin the team for Monday’s home game against the Orlando Magic.
—Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump had pulled out of the pact during his first term, but Biden rejoined it in a day-one order of his own.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
In Denver, Kubiak rejoined the team in 2022 after serving as an offensive assistant from 2016 to 2018.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Jan. 2025
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Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
The Miami Heat suspended forward Jimmy Butler for the third time in a month on Monday, hours before he was expected to rejoin the team for Monday’s home game against the Orlando Magic.
—Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump had pulled out of the pact during his first term, but Biden rejoined it in a day-one order of his own.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
In Denver, Kubiak rejoined the team in 2022 after serving as an offensive assistant from 2016 to 2018.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoin
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If the government either denies the claims or does not respond, Clifford said the family can file lawsuits in federal court.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Oxford Center did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The entrepreneur, who was in attendance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, replied to a tweet from the New York Post about Smith’s comments.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Asked on This Week with George Stephanopoulos about John Fetterman’s advice that Democrats calm down a little rather than elevate every Trump controversy to a matter of existential urgency, the Connecticut senator replied with a flurry of apocalyptic rhetoric about Elon Musk and all his works.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every time there’s impactful news, CFOs need to answer: What would this mean to our cash and liquidity in the future?—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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The White House did not answer questions from ProPublica about DOGE’s plans for AST.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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