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as in to touch
to be adjacent to
the condo complex joins the golf course
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as in to enter
to become a member of
we're always looking for new people to join our book club
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as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit
one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule
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as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other
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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
a small crack in the chalice at the join of the stem and the bowl
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Recent Examples of join
Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Press freedom Prominent lawyers have joined the press freedom fight to thwart Paramount’s settlement with Trump.
—Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Miami went 10-2 in 1990 and ended the season ranked No. 3 in its final season as an independent before joining the Big East.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Italian rookies Emma Fioravanti, Giulia Perotti, and Sofia Tonelli joined the two Olympians on Monday’s podium.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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As a teen, Forrest joined the Army, an experience that would change both his music and his life.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Press freedom Prominent lawyers have joined the press freedom fight to thwart Paramount’s settlement with Trump.
—Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Miami went 10-2 in 1990 and ended the season ranked No. 3 in its final season as an independent before joining the Big East.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Italian rookies Emma Fioravanti, Giulia Perotti, and Sofia Tonelli joined the two Olympians on Monday’s podium.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for join
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By the same token, guests should never touch scareactors, which is what Universal calls HHN actors.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The pregame giveaway is a roll of toilet paper combined with a bottle of laxatives, and during the game Rangers players actually touch home plate.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Lembas is a new peptide ingredient company that enters the market today with intentions of partnering with CPG brands to create food products that target the GLP-1 hormone.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Protests in Los Angeles are entering their fourth day over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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The process can be complicated, but generally, under reconciliation, the goal is to combine spending and revenue provisions into a single bill.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The film is deeply atmospheric, combining handmade aesthetics with an emotive, electronic score to craft a meditative journey about separation and connection.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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South Korean officials said that North Korea was also cooperating with Russia to build drones for both nations.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The term often refers to law enforcement agencies, states or communities that don't cooperate with immigration enforcement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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What about you? Brody: Kristen Bell and I are connected in a few ways.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The protocol for selection has varied, sometimes rotating across multiple brothers of the same generation or jumping across family trees to cousins, but always theoretically connecting back to the same common ancestor: Jimmu.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Serving as celebratory checkpoints, physical pit stops, resupply junctions, med centers, and social refreshers, some mountain communities have gained a reputation as legendary, near-mythic stopovers.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside Online,
31 May 2025
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On one end is a junction that allows it to be plugged into the beam of particles produced by the existing facility.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall adjoins Arlington National Cemetery.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Being Italian, the designers made sure to emphasize a four-season dining area adjoining the cockpit that can be left open for alfresco dining or enclosed in chillier weather.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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The Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter crew remained on scene overnight to continue the search, and helicopter crews rejoined the effort at first light, Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Graves told The Times.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Ott built a strong reputation for developing young players on Atkinson’s Brooklyn Nets staff from 2018-22, then rejoined his staff for Year 1 in Cleveland.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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“Join.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/join. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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