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
After his release, Ho rejoined the magazine as a journalist and moved to Hong Kong with his wife, Claire Chiang.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2019, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the treaty, only for President Biden to rejoin in 2021.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Former President Biden rejoined the organization before the one-year waiting period for withdrawal concluded.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
In December 2023, when Ye rejoined X and appointed Mr. Rubchinskiy, the announcement raised eyebrows in the fashion world.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2019, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the treaty, only for President Biden to rejoin in 2021.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Former President Biden rejoined the organization before the one-year waiting period for withdrawal concluded.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
In December 2023, when Ye rejoined X and appointed Mr. Rubchinskiy, the announcement raised eyebrows in the fashion world.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Miami scored just eight points in the first six minutes of the third quarter, allowing Brooklyn to tie the game at 61. Luckily for the struggling Heat, Miami responded to Brooklyn evening the score with a 7-0 run of its own.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore City Schools did not respond when asked about an altercation during the game but did confirm Tunstall-Jennings was a pre-K paraeducator at Waverly Elementary Middle School.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office did not immediately reply to a voicemail seeking comment Thursday night.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Maryland replied with an 11-0 run fueled by back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers by sophomore shooting guard DeShawn Harris-Smith (his fifth of the season in 23 attempts and first in eight games), Gillespie and Rice.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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Home Alone always seems to re-enter the cultural conversation each Christmas season, but last year, director Chris Columbus answered a long-gestating burning question: How did Kevin's parents afford that lavish manor?—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The world retains its air of unsettling mystery, even as some questions are answered, and its scope expands beyond just a couple of offices.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoin. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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