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adjective

Definition of joinednext
as in connected

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joined

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verb

past tense of join
1
as in adjoined
to be adjacent to the condo complex joins the golf course

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2
as in entered
to become a member of we're always looking for new people to join our book club

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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule

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as in collaborated
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region

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as in coupled
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other

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Recent Examples of joined
Verb
McIlroy joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and of course, Tiger Woods. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Over 300 lenders have joined the waitlist to use Arc Intelligence. — Don Muir, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
  1. connected
  2. entered
  3. collaborated
  4. associated
  5. rejoined
  6. fused
  7. cooperated
  8. integrated
Adjective
  • The company has announced that the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats will lose support in October 2025, disabling most of the connected features.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
  • So the Skyway is a connected walkway throughout downtown Minneapolis that links office buildings and shops and hotels.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Seeing arriving police officers, the suspect ran off through the apartment complex, crossed a set of trolley tracks, ran across a parking lot at the 47th Street Trolley Station and entered a residential complex, the lieutenant said.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Another judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger’s behalf at his arraignment in May 2023, to four counts of first-degree murder and one of burglary.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of entered
Verb
  • In 2012, Kim Jones, the former Louis Vuitton men’s designer, collaborated with Kapital for the French label’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Aside from the welcome bottle of Champagne, the brands also collaborated on curating a property-wide selection of Krug Champagne across all of the resort's restaurants and bars, including tastings in the property's new wine cellar.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of collaborated
Adjective
  • Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.
    — Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Over the past couple of years, their paths would converge on occasion after Winn rejoined the organization as a roving instructor/pro scout and Posey bought into the ownership group.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Garcia, who rejoined WWE in October 2024 after Samantha Irvin's departure, has had multiple stints with the company, including from 1999-2009 and 2011-2016.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of rejoined
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  • Once a star has fused the helium in its core fully, an inert carbon-oxygen core arises, with helium burning in a shell around it and hydrogen burning in a shell around that.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The final effect, roughly akin to Jacques Cousteau fused with Mark Cousins, will bemuse some and beguile many.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of fused
Verb
  • Federal sources further clarified that Paul has not cooperated with authorities or struck any deal against Sean Combs.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • During the Cold War, the United States and its allies cooperated on trade and security through mechanisms such as the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls.
    — Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of cooperated
Verb
  • The most robust effort to date comes from Germany’s Deutsche Fußball Liga, with a mandatory environmental sustainability criteria being integrated into club licensing regulations for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 2022.
    — Claire Poole, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Wilmore and Williams were integrated with the Crew-9 mission in September under a plan NASA laid out months ago.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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