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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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Carney is pressing to join the EU’s study-abroad program, as well, hoping a generation of Europeans and Canadians will attend university in each other’s homelands.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson is pictured on the front page of the Sun, which says the star is in "advanced talks" to join the cast of I'm A Celebrity...

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

While Mays brought Tresnjak to “Amadeus,” this time the director asked the actor to join “The Visit.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Papua New Guinea and Fiji are already among just seven UN member-states to open embassies in Jerusalem, while Samoa has stated it will join them later this year.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

I know I shouldn’t join in, but it’s too hard to resist.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Senhor José joins the ranks of Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener and Gogol’s Akaky Akakievich, frayed creatures of clerical administration.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Simo joins the board as Nscale prepares for a potential initial public offering as soon as this month.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Foremost among those special people is edge rusher Myles Garrett, who joins with Donald in giving the unit two future Hall of Famers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Mom joins us for dinner with a salad of her own.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Comer, who watched Hemp play live before she joined City, also considered her "one of the greatest players we've ever had".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Peru has joined the Shield of the Americas, a U.S.-led coalition of over a dozen countries adopting a hard-line playbook for taking on drug traffickers and armed groups.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Shout out to future “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson, who joined Journey for “Raised on Radio” and proceeded to lay down the slinkiest, sultriest, funkiest bass line the band had ever known.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Poland’s economy has doubled in size since the country joined the European Union in 2004.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

The left hemisphere and the right hemisphere are separated on top by a deep crack—the interhemispheric fissure—but joined in the middle of the brain by a thick mat of nerves—the corpus callosum.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

He was “very close” to joining the New York Jets, but he “had to make a grown-up decision,” Mr. Hill said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Born on a farm in Bra in northwest Italy in 1948, Bonino graduated with a degree in foreign languages and literature at Milan's Bocconi University before joining the Radical Party.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Saint-Maximin spent four years at Newcastle - the longest stint in his nomadic career - before joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

France’s Ipsen IPN 0.51%increase; green up pointing triangle is considering building a production site in the U.S., joining other European drugmakers looking across the pond when planning new investments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

A slur is marked by a curved line joining any number of notes.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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