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as in adjoined
to be adjacent to
the condo complex joins the golf course
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as in entered
to become a member of
we're always looking for new people to join our book club
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as in combined
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 collaborated
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 coupled
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 connected
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Recent Examples of joined
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That position began to change in 2015, in the joined Air France-KLM and Hop!
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
More joined after the sixth, which Sánchez ended with a swinging strikeout of Jorge Polanco.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Bill Maher joined the chorus of late-night voices defending Jimmy Kimmel Friday on the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
After high school, Curtis left Holly to tour with Slim Whitman, then joined Buddy Holly & The Crickets in late 1958.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
Kimmel show controversy On Thursday, about 15 people had joined the protest outside the ABC 10 offices after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Panelists joined to discuss this, and more.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Memphis joined Colorado State, North Texas, San Jose State, Western Kentucky and Liberty as teams to beat Arkansas over an 8-year period.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
They were joined by a host of celebrities in their most glamorous outfits of the season so far, from Demi Moore in full black sequin via Gucci and Dakota Johnson in a very, very naked Gucci dress.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
The wife of the Las Vegas Raiders running back joined Tim Tebow, Mark Teixeira, Brett Favre, Bruce Pearl and others in offering their thoughts and prayers for Kirk and his family.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That position began to change in 2015, in the joined Air France-KLM and Hop!
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
More joined after the sixth, which Sánchez ended with a swinging strikeout of Jorge Polanco.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Eventually, Asuka and Kairi Sane of The Kabuki Warriors joined the stable.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Bill Maher joined the chorus of late-night voices defending Jimmy Kimmel Friday on the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
After high school, Curtis left Holly to tour with Slim Whitman, then joined Buddy Holly & The Crickets in late 1958.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
Kimmel show controversy On Thursday, about 15 people had joined the protest outside the ABC 10 offices after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Panelists joined to discuss this, and more.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Memphis joined Colorado State, North Texas, San Jose State, Western Kentucky and Liberty as teams to beat Arkansas over an 8-year period.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
They were joined by a host of celebrities in their most glamorous outfits of the season so far, from Demi Moore in full black sequin via Gucci and Dakota Johnson in a very, very naked Gucci dress.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every Wild sweater worn by Wild players this season will display a patch with the number 25 on it to honor of quarter century since Minnesota re-entered the NHL as an expansion team in 2000.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Planetary Context In-situ data from the solar system, combined with the statistical power of exoplanets, creates a perfect partnership between these two fields, says Kane.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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These are combined with an intelligent mix of peptides, caffeine, hyaluronic acid, and squalane into a gel-like serum applied to the skin with a cooling, rollerball applicator.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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Moor, best known in Europe for his lush grading work on Cannes titles such as Tran Anh Hung’s The Taste of Things and Gilles Lellouche’s Beating Hearts, has long collaborated with Cutting Edge co-founder Matthieu Laclau, the French editor celebrated for his decade of work with Jia Zhangke.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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The beavers and the engineers collaborated asynchronously.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Luke Weaver connected with Cam Barfield for a pair of touchdown passes while the Rainbow Warriors' defense logged three sacks and an interception.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Chanhassen led 13-7 after one quarter as Ramler and James Kopfmann connected for scores from 16 and 51 yards.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories said the strain resembles one found in California, the department said, adding that with care, dairy cattle typically recover with little to no associated mortality.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Previous studies have found that people living with type 2 diabetes have a 2 to 6 times higher risk of sepsis and worse associated illness and death compared to people without diabetes.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The carriage procession through the estate was flanked by 80 soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, forming the Sovereign's escort.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wearing shackles and an orange jumpsuit, he is flanked by dozens of officers wearing NYPD and FBI gear.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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After a two-year absence, Behar rejoined The View in 2015 and has remained a co-host ever since.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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When Norris rejoined the race, McLaren asked Piastri to hand back P2 to Norris.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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