as in responds
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 rejoins
For the Cubs, Imanaga rejoins a rotation that includes Matthew Boyd, Cade Horton and Jameson Taillon along with depth options Colin Rea and Javier Assad, not to mention the return of Justin Steele from Tommy John surgery at some point.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Ortiz was added to the Mariners' 40-man roster, which sits at 39 players and will reach full capacity when Naylor officially rejoins the club.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
After a peaceful 9-mile journey, Hart Prairie rejoins 180.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Rosters have expanded this week, so the Padres are carrying a 10-man bullpen into Coors Field and will likely do so until King rejoins the rotation.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
As seen in this week's episode, Helen rejoins the charter after taking care of Kelly throughout the night.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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American Airlines responds to FAA order Per the FAA order, American Airlines is reducing flight schedules by 4% at 40 airports Friday through Monday, amounting to about 220 flights canceled each day.—
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Because everyone responds differently to a crisis.—
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The voice that replies, however, is not that of his wife but rather an impoverished young woman who has entered the medium’s caravan to steal food.—
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Back to the sofa, TV on, Tom replies.—
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“Rejoins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoins. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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