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
Farrar has since moved on to rejoin Jim Mora at Colorado State.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Chad O’Shea, who was part of the Chiefs’ staff two decades ago, will rejoin Kansas City after spending the previous six seasons as Cleveland Browns wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
Weaver rejoined the Ravens in 2021.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
In fact, the trend in recent times has been to rejoin urban neighborhoods that were bisected by interstate highway construction in the 1960s.
—Ian Savage, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Chad O’Shea, who was part of the Chiefs’ staff two decades ago, will rejoin Kansas City after spending the previous six seasons as Cleveland Browns wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
Weaver rejoined the Ravens in 2021.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
In fact, the trend in recent times has been to rejoin urban neighborhoods that were bisected by interstate highway construction in the 1960s.
—Ian Savage, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoin
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However, police are sometimes called by community members or federal agents to respond to immigration enforcement scenes to ensure the safety of the public or agents, police say.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Porter responded with a go-ahead 3-pointer, but the Celtics took over from there, launching into an 11-0 run that put them up by double digits.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Young’s manager also didn’t reply to questions.—
David Bauder,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Don’t reply to letters or emails asking you to wire or transfer money to your bank account.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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There was no judgment, no riddle to be answered or trial needing to be passed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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