join up
phrasal verb
joined up; joining up; joins up
1
: to meet each other at a particular place
We're planning to join up (with each other) and have a few drinks after the game.
2
: to become a member of a group or organization
More than 100 people have joined up.
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Fans then had to wait until the season-two finale to learn that Desmond was once a castaway himself, forced by circumstance to join up with the last vestiges of a world-saving cult.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The group has not played a show since 2014, and their headlining reunion set promises to include the original 2005 lineup as well as other members who joined up in the years that followed.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
John Henry and Natalie gave up their goal of living a normal life to join up with the DOD full-time to help protect the world in Superman's absence — and officially got their call names of Steel and Starlight.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
As the pay-TV sector continues its downward spiral, DirecTV and Dish Network — two longtime rivals that have explored joining up at various times for years — may be headed to the altar.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The group has not played a show since 2014, and their headlining reunion set promises to include the original 2005 lineup as well as other members who joined up in the years that followed.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
John Henry and Natalie gave up their goal of living a normal life to join up with the DOD full-time to help protect the world in Superman's absence — and officially got their call names of Steel and Starlight.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
As the pay-TV sector continues its downward spiral, DirecTV and Dish Network — two longtime rivals that have explored joining up at various times for years — may be headed to the altar.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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