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Definition of joiningnext

joining

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verb

present participle of join
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Recent Examples of joining
Noun
The series chronicles the joining of two very different families after a youthful romance between two grandparents — Alan Buttershaw (Derek Jacobi) and Celia Dawson (Anne Reid) — is rekindled. Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 With the family’s women on board, plus a brother-in-law joining, all nine family members were now together, along with the ashes of the family patriarch. Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Bartiromo has been Fox Business Network’s global markets editor since joining it in 2014. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for joining
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joining
Adjective
  • This has your typical upscale open-concept kitchen (lots of storage space, top-shelf appliances, and marble countertops), and the adjacent dining nook leads out to a private balcony.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Why do two different, mutually adjacent cities have the same name?
    Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Concrete is important again here, dictating the lack of material variation throughout the museum, the uniform thickness of the gallery walls, and the minimal slots of light at the junctions of many walls and ceilings.
    Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The measurements showed that internal dendrites formed at defects such as pores and grain-boundary junctions.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.
    Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, entering June, crude prices pulled back significantly, while retail gasoline prices declined at a markedly slower pace.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Late Thursday, Hoffenberg shared with the Tribune a two-hour surveillance video that, at one point, shows Landek and Hoffenberg entering the frame in mid-conversation.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The calculation refers to nominal total returns, combining coupon income and changes in the bond's market price.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By combining central load absorption, multi-axis flexibility, and active retraction control, the Robotrax system offers plant engineers and system integrators a reliable path toward maximizing robot uptime and reducing total operational costs.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While Murdy notes that Barker is supportive of the approach and collaborating with the team, it was questioned whether a character many see as a target of assault and manipulation would make an appropriate scare actor.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Armenian Lebanese interior designer began collaborating with the company in 2020 and most recently enhanced the firm’s Piano Nobile within its historic Via Montenapoleone 23 address in 2024.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At Crystal Bridges, however, the house is considered within a wider continuum of American art — connecting what came out of the country’s ground with what its artists and designers imagined from it.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The family spent three years completely renovating the space, partnering with Milan’s Palomba e Serafini to create a restrained, contemporary space with bold features including a chic spiral staircase connecting the entrance to the mezzanine.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The neighboring Iranian port cities of Chabahar and Konarak on the Gulf of Oman, which host key commercial, maritime and military infrastructure, also came under attack.
    Zachary Cohen, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Lake’s drop of about 200 students, far smaller than in neighboring districts, likely reflects the limited number of private schools in the county, making vouchers less viable for many families, officials have said.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Joining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joining. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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