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
Megan rejoined the show on April 2.
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Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
She is expected to rejoin the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx this year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Rumors had previously emerged that the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, which was also called off because of the Iran war, could rejoin the schedule after Abu Dhabi.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The United States rejoined in 2003, withdrew again in 2018, and returned once more in 2023.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
She is expected to rejoin the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx this year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Rumors had previously emerged that the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, which was also called off because of the Iran war, could rejoin the schedule after Abu Dhabi.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The United States rejoined in 2003, withdrew again in 2018, and returned once more in 2023.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoin
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With micro-dramas, if audiences don’t respond on the day a title is released, the social-media algorithm stops promoting it, and Zhou immediately changes what he green-lights.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Though the Red Sox got a run back in the top of the second on a solo homer by Wilyer Abreu, the Orioles immediately responded with a Rutschman fielder’s choice in the second, and then extended the lead on a solo shot by Samuel Basallo in the third.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Your words mean business today, so pitch the idea, ask the question or at least reply back.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fritz replied that the language of the letter showed empathy and remorse.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Defenceman Kaiden Guhle took a big breath when asked about it, presumably to gather himself before answering.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Westerheide declined to answer follow-up questions about the Patton autopsy.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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