ring in
phrasal verb
rang in; rung in; ringing in; rings in
1
: to celebrate the beginning of (something, such as a new year)
How did you ring in the new millennium?
We're going to New York to ring in the New Year.
2
chiefly British
: to make a telephone call to a place (such as the place where one works)
She was feeling too ill to go to the office yesterday so she rang in sick.
3
: to make a telephone call to a radio or television program
Thousands of people rang in to make a donation.
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The Thunder will unveil their banner and rings in front of their home crowd, while their former superstar, Kevin Durant of the Rockets, will be on the other side.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale event ends tonight, and the best Prime Day deals still available to shop all ring in at under $25 — no, that’s not a typo.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The team had received its championship rings in a private event the night before.
—Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Nashville is ringing in 2026 with another country music welcome to the new year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale event ends tonight, and the best Prime Day deals still available to shop all ring in at under $25 — no, that’s not a typo.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The team had received its championship rings in a private event the night before.
—Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Nashville is ringing in 2026 with another country music welcome to the new year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Ring in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20in. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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