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 phone is ringing in my room.
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Apple was the first to grab the trillion-dollar ring in August 2018 (on Tuesday, the iPhone maker’s market cap reached $4 trillion), and Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Tesla have since followed suit.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Wendy was later allegedly seen wearing one of the diamond rings in a social media post.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In November 2024, ProPublica found that there are mass kidnapping rings in southern Mexico that prey on immigrants and kidnap them for ransom.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Apple was the first to grab the trillion-dollar ring in August 2018 (on Tuesday, the iPhone maker’s market cap reached $4 trillion), and Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Tesla have since followed suit.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Wendy was later allegedly seen wearing one of the diamond rings in a social media post.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In November 2024, ProPublica found that there are mass kidnapping rings in southern Mexico that prey on immigrants and kidnap them for ransom.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Ring in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20in. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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