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
Taillon plans on throwing to keep his arm in shape and might make a rehab start at Triple A before rejoining the rotation.
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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
Lampricides are used in streams that are easy to access, but the tributaries beyond the Cheboygan Dam are fractured, with offshoots leaving and rejoining the main branch.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When one state representative, Philip Cortez, briefly returned to Austin in late July before rejoining the other quorum-breakers out of state, then-House Speaker Dade Phelan signed a civil warrant for his arrest.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Upon rejoining the Commanders, McLaurin was placed on the PUP list due to an ankle injury.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
As an add-on, guests can escape the hustle and bustle of sailing among thousands to a relaxed atmosphere for decompressing before rejoining their families for more adventures.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
All came up through the agent trainee program after starting as assistants, with Cunningham rejoining WME in 2021 after a 2019 stint, Poitras and Wilk coming on board in 2019, Fox and Stewart in 2021, and Fayers in 2018.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
And like the person who keeps rejoining the gym, companies must continuously recommit to data health.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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
Lampricides are used in streams that are easy to access, but the tributaries beyond the Cheboygan Dam are fractured, with offshoots leaving and rejoining the main branch.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When one state representative, Philip Cortez, briefly returned to Austin in late July before rejoining the other quorum-breakers out of state, then-House Speaker Dade Phelan signed a civil warrant for his arrest.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Upon rejoining the Commanders, McLaurin was placed on the PUP list due to an ankle injury.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
As an add-on, guests can escape the hustle and bustle of sailing among thousands to a relaxed atmosphere for decompressing before rejoining their families for more adventures.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
All came up through the agent trainee program after starting as assistants, with Cunningham rejoining WME in 2021 after a 2019 stint, Poitras and Wilk coming on board in 2019, Fox and Stewart in 2021, and Fayers in 2018.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
And like the person who keeps rejoining the gym, companies must continuously recommit to data health.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoining
Verb
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Pay attention to these signals, and start responding to them instead of pushing them out of your mind.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Despite shooting down any suggestions of infidelity, she’s continued to field the questions and comments, responding politely to the seemingly never-ending queries.—
Sara Belcher,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With an uneasy feeling about the situation, the man decided to stop replying.—
Nicki Cox,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Why Colombians are answering Zelenskyy’s plea Decades of warfare have left Colombia with one of the largest and most well-trained armies in the world.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Around 50 Hoosier guardsmen will help ICE officials with tasks such as answering phones, biometric collection, tracking expenses, entering data and maintaining vehicles.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Rejoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoining. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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