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join

[join] / dʒɔɪn /




Usage

What are other ways to say join? The verb join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: One joins two pieces of wood mortise together at the corner. Connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: One connects two batteries. Unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: One unites layers of veneer sheets to form plywood.

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He was on holiday with his wife Llinos and their daughter, and was travelling from Vermont to meet Llinos's parents, who had flown from Wales to join them in New York.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

At a news conference Wednesday, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, Bass’ challenger in the November mayoral election, said the city should also join the competition to take over LAHSA’s duties.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Uganda is pulling out of the Invictus Games, a sports event for wounded military veterans run by the Duke of Sussex, only two months after the country said it would join.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "playing with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

They hold hands tightly as they join us, and nod silently, lips trembling, at Hannie’s instructions to follow her.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Kurland joins the Anthropic investor as it expands beyond early-stage companies, raising $2.25 billion for growth-stage investments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

High Line joins Canary Publishing, a nonprofit publisher of Jewish, Israeli and Zionist writers, founded earlier this month by Howard Lovy, an independent editor based in Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The actor joins Lucy Owen to discuss The Cat in the Cupboard.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“I think people see us and it looks like there’s a barrier of entry with the sandbags and all,” said Anthony Gudenau, who joins Sandbag Saturdays regularly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Finally Father joins us, and with his giant paw pushing down on the trap, Fern is able to jerk back and slips free.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Part of a generation that came of age after Hong Kong's 1997 return to Chinese rule, she attended the vigils from childhood and joined the Alliance in 2010 as a volunteer.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

They are now being joined by truck and taxi drivers disproportionately hurt by the fuel crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Former staff at the video games firm behind Grand Theft Auto have joined a protest rally before the opening of an employment tribunal claiming they were sacked because they tried to unionise.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Schroeder’s advisor and paper co-author, Christiane Weirauch, participated in that effort before she joined UC Riverside as an entomology professor.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

As he listened to the music of Wolf’s song, more wolf voices joined it: weaving in and out, but never drowning that one clear, well-loved voice.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Prior to joining Flare, she led AI strategy initiatives at Harvard Medical School.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

A few months later, he ended up joining Meta for an undisclosed sum.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

He said before joining Christine Meek's class aged eight, school was a "challenging place" and that he was academically two years behind his peers.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Since joining Rangers, he has averaged a goal every 189 minutes.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“At least two hundred fifty,” Paris answered, joining in the conversation.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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