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
Suarez's homer, his first since rejoining the Reds this offseason, came on an 0-2 pitch from Greg Weissert with two runners aboard in the sixth to put Cincinnati ahead 3-2.
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The veteran reliever entertained offers from other contenders, but his first choice was rejoining the Braves.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The three longtime Housewives are the only castmembers who starred in season 14 that Bravo has confirmed are rejoining the series in full-time capacity for the upcoming installment.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Last season, Pacheco suffered a right knee injury in Week 8, missing a month before rejoining the team in late November.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Prasad had previously left the agency in July, less than three months into the job, before rejoining weeks later.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped fans from hoping some kind of rejoining of forces was possible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Guitarist Neal Schon has already approached Perry about rejoining the band in some capacity, according to Cain.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2026
The veteran forward is rejoining the Knicks’ G League affiliate via his returning rights, the team announced Monday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The veteran reliever entertained offers from other contenders, but his first choice was rejoining the Braves.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The three longtime Housewives are the only castmembers who starred in season 14 that Bravo has confirmed are rejoining the series in full-time capacity for the upcoming installment.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Last season, Pacheco suffered a right knee injury in Week 8, missing a month before rejoining the team in late November.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Prasad had previously left the agency in July, less than three months into the job, before rejoining weeks later.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped fans from hoping some kind of rejoining of forces was possible.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Guitarist Neal Schon has already approached Perry about rejoining the band in some capacity, according to Cain.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2026
The veteran forward is rejoining the Knicks’ G League affiliate via his returning rights, the team announced Monday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoining
Verb
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Officers responding to the initial call made no arrests after determining that no crime was committed, Mejia said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota's Bones Hyland was assessed a technical for elbowing Detroit's Marcus Sasser, who drew a technical for responding with a shove.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the last four months, Ponto has been a voracious voice on social media, frequently commenting on Facebook posts related to the mayoral race and replying to resident comments.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Second, the message may include an attachment asking you to request additional details by replying to the email.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even now, with Brooklyn across his chest and the NBA asking much bigger questions of him, Powell is still answering with the same habits.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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And increasingly, women in their 40s and 50s are answering that call.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Rejoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoining. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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