rejoined

past tense of rejoin
as in replied
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 rejoined Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball. — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Leclerc rejoined on fresh softs behind Hamilton, then passed him, while Antonelli, who had also pitted for softs under the VSC, and Norris, on mediums from his only stop, closed in. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Stewart rejoined teammates this week and was in the starting lineup Saturday. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 Castronovo, 62, played drums and contributed vocals for Journey from 1998 until 2015, and later rejoined the group. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 Jon Wallace, who rejoined Denver as a co-general manager in 2025, had experienced it the other way around. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 The guitarist ultimately rejoined the band, with Alex Feder stepping in to play in his stead at concerts. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026 UConn was a full member of the AAC from 2013-19, after the breakup of the original Big East, then in 2020 rejoined the new Big East most sports and became an FBS independent in football. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Aaron replied, according to her later testimony, with $5 million.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • William replied, referencing his team’s UEFA Champions League match against Fenerbahçe SK on Wednesday night, which the royal heir attended.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, when the measles outbreak erupted, Bangladesh responded swiftly and initially seemed to be winning the battle.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Houston responded with Jawhar Jordan’s 25-yard touchdown run to restore a 10-point lead, 31-21, late in the third quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • The question is more easily answered by Percherette than by even the most attentive Austen characters.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Department officials said that calls will still be answered by human operators and not bots.
    — Jakob McWhinney, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Rejoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoined. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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