join up
Britishverb
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(intr) to become a member of a military or other organization; enlist
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(often foll by with) to unite or connect
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Tuchel values that kind of dedication and referenced the willingness of Gibbs-White, 26, to join up in the last camp.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Captain Martin Odegaard, England midfielders Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze as well as Zubimendi and Mikel Merino, who won the tournament with Spain, are all yet to join up fully with the Arsenal squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Two of the three major wildfires near of Madrid have merged into one, and are threatening to join up to form a massive inferno just kilometres from the capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
There is a tendency for living things to join up, establish linkages, live inside each other, return to earlier arrangements, get along, whenever possible.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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