chime in

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as in to interrupt
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion "I don't like that show at all," my friend chimed in

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Recent Examples of chime in Former Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal became one of the latest high-profile figures to chime in on the debate. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025 Others chimed in with superstitions and regional beliefs. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 Commenters chimed in to express their own gratitude to these life-altering services. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 May 2025 In a now-viral Instagram post, 50 Cent chimed in with his trademark sarcasm. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chime in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chime in
Verb
  • Tesla’s 2 big sellers - the Model 3 and Model Y - have recently been updated, which interrupted production.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Yet no one candidate was given more than 30 seconds or a minute to respond to questions, and they were often interrupted by other candidates seeking to interject.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Her cruise 2026 show in Rome, which blended rtw and haute couture looks, was her swan song, and her departure was confirmed last Thursday.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
  • Often, this means blending digital approaches with traditional structures.
    Persa Sakellaridi, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • In the interim, anxiety has spread among students and faculty members on visas or green cards, along with those in the lab sciences impacted by cuts in research funding, according to Thaddeus.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • Here’s a breakdown of those cuts in the current form of the bill: Making Trump tax cuts permanent: Because this is an extension of cuts in place since 2017, the average taxpayer would largely not see a change, unless the cuts were not renewed.
    Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • The photograph corresponds, complements, or even dissolves the sculptural object’s manual and artisanal production procedures, functioning not as document but as its dialectical technological counterpart.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • By contrast, the total income in their domestic league in 2022 was just €16m (note that Sheriff’s European income was split across their 2021 and 2022 financial years, so doesn’t correspond to the single-season income from UEFA).
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Going back to the housing crisis, stocks and bonds and have been tightly correlated.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Specific words for pain can correlate with the underlying causes of it—and different causes point to different approaches to relief.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025

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“Chime in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chime%20in. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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