REJOINING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rejoining

verb

present participle of rejoin

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 Chiti was in his first season as the bullpen coach after rejoining the Angels organization in late 2023. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Biden focused on arming Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, rejoining the Iran nuclear deal and tackling climate change through the Paris Agreement. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Kelly picked off Edman at first base, but Hunter Feduccia followed with a single of his own, the catcher’s first hit since rejoining the Dodgers at the trade deadline. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 Messi spent time with his ‌father after the World ‌Cup before rejoining Inter Miami on July 29. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Dike made his first appearance for Orlando since the 2021 MLS Cup playoffs, rejoining the club after five seasons with West Bromwich Albion. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Milano was previously an Oracle executive before rejoining Salesforce in 2023. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Jarvis has earned the team’s trust since rejoining the roster at the start of July. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Ahn Bo-hyun returns as Jin Yi-soo, the carefree chaebol heir turned Violent Crimes detective—rejoining the unit after completing his formal police academy training. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Residents of a Newark, New Jersey, apartment complex got a startling wakeup call Sunday morning when police in tactical gear, responding to reports of multiple people shot, stormed their building.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
The government must find ways to act on intelligence and prevent militant attacks, rather than simply responding to them, according to Sekinat Ojeniyi, a senior analyst at global risk consultancy Africa Practice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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Universities should be perfectly capable of answering these questions for themselves.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
There are many unanswered questions in friendship research, but friendship-making orientation provides a useful step toward answering them.

— Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

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