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
Cushing rejoined the board in 2025, taking over Brandon Wright’s seat after his resignation.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The UConn assistant took just a couple of days off to pop by Chestnut Hill this week before rejoining the Huskies for a trip to the Final Four.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Egypt rejoined in 1989, with the headquarters of the Arab League returning to Cairo and a new Egyptian secretary-general appointed in 1990.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Will Wade left the Wolfpack after one season in Raleigh to rejoin LSU.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The UConn assistant took just a couple of days off to pop by Chestnut Hill this week before rejoining the Huskies for a trip to the Final Four.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Egypt rejoined in 1989, with the headquarters of the Arab League returning to Cairo and a new Egyptian secretary-general appointed in 1990.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Will Wade left the Wolfpack after one season in Raleigh to rejoin LSU.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoin
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Ultra's security chief responded to the complaint by asking for the location of her office to investigate the excessive noise.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The last time the country saw immigration at the current scale was in the early 1900s, when Congress responded by imposing quotas.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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However, no one replied, and the chat asked me to leave a message.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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League officials did not not immediately reply to a request for comment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In this week’s reader mailbag, Charlotte Observer reporter Alex Zietlow answers questions on the minds of Panthers fans.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cloth coasters seemed to appear out of nowhere, and my questions about the hotel’s architecture, neighborhood, and wine lists were expertly answered.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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