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 Could the answer to Congress cutting D.C.'s budget and President Trump taking over be … rejoining Maryland? Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 Gardner-Johnson rejoined the Eagles last year and signed a three-year deal with the team. Chantz Martin, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025 Lozano left the field, tried to rally, but never rejoined a match that would end nil-nil. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 Farrow had already voluntarily rejoined the lawyers assistance program by that time. Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rejoin
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  • Australia's Department of Home Affairs did not immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to a request for comment.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Hebrew University did not reply to a request for comment.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The police department did not immediately reply to questions about claims by city council members that the use of force was excessive and their calls for an investigation regarding the incident.
    Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Ash answers these questions with a special attention to atmosphere.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
  • That question will be answered pretty soon, as these technologies make their way to market.
    John Werner, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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