rejoining

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 In an interview this week, Burnham stated bluntly that Brexit has brought far more negative consequences to the United Kingdom than benefits, explicitly noting that the UK does not rule out rejoining the European Union in the future. — CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The Huskies have won 25 Big East regular season titles and 24 Big East Tournament titles and have won both championships in each season since rejoining the league in 2020. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 Kyl stayed for less than four months before rejoining lobbying firm Covington and Burling. — Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 This provision suggests that, by rejoining LSU, Harris and Wright can’t join an NFL team until LSU’s season ends. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026 After rejoining the platform on January 1, 2025, Meghan wished Harry a happy birthday last September 15 by sharing a throwback photo of Harry in uniform, his hair tousled. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 Anthony entered the game 1-for-21 in his last five games after rejoining the team three games into this tough stretch in the schedule. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 On Wednesday, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed spoke to media members for the first time since rejoining the team in early June. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 He will be replaced by Arnaud Belloni, a former Stellantis executive who is rejoining the company after working for Renault in Europe. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • This included building new restrooms, upgrading old fire alarm systems and the elevator, installing air conditioning and responding to other health, safety and accessibility issues, according to previous reporting in The State Hornet.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Many still want to offer extended sizing but are constricted by what retailers, responding to the rise of GLP-1s, are willing to carry.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • According to SeniorMatch’s photo-verification guide, members must complete photo verification before interacting with other users, including sending or replying to messages.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Please report eligible rushers (minimum 250 yards), passers (400 yards) and receivers (200 yards) by replying to this email or clicking here.
    — AJC Sports, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Elahe Izadi and Razzan Nakhlawi write for Say More, The Post's new relationship advice column, and will be answering reader questions live while columnist Carolyn Hax is away.
    — Razzan Nakhlawi, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The results of Israel’s election on October 27 may go some distance toward answering this question.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Rejoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoining. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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