barged (in)

verb

past tense of barge (in)
1
as in cut in

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2
as in burst (in or into)

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3
as in popped (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barged (in)
  1. cut in
  2. came over
  3. chimed in
  4. ran in
  5. broke in
  6. dropped in
  7. stepped in
  8. dropped by
Verb
  • Flames erupt from plane after bird strike A cut in pay for a steady job?
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On the first day of school, Pell said, that number dropped to 69, and he was told the district would hire more contract and assistant SLPs — the same positions the board voted to cut in April.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut in
Verb
  • Makhachev’s record-setting victory came over Ian Machado Garry via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) in one of Makhachev’s closest fights.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The change came over the objections of police accountability advocates who held up Soakai’s death as a prime reason for keeping the old pursuit rules.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of came over
Verb
  • Rachel Zegler, Yvette Nicole Brown, Reese Witherspoon, Gabrielle Union, Kelly McCreary, Eva Mendes, Audra McDonald, Julianne Moore and Hoda Kotb were among Davis’ celebrity friends who chimed in with well wishes on her Instagram post.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As the images circulated online, other supporters chimed in with positive experiences from their first visit to the new venue.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of chimed in
Verb
  • An earlier version of this column originally ran in Club Sportico, our online newsletter community.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Andrews, a pediatrician, previously ran in 2022 for the state’s 1st Congressional District and won the Democratic primary for Senate in June.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran in
Verb
  • Francisco said no one was inside the cabin when the bear broke in.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And when the news first broke in Semafor last month that Paramount was seriously considering a move out of state, industry observers dismissed the threat as corporate saber rattling.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke in
Verb
  • At the same time, more land mines are being planted and bombs dropped in other conflicts such as the civil war in Myanmar and border conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The project, which dropped in April, did not hold on to the Billboard charts for long and even failed to crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped in
Verb
  • Just days later, UEFA stepped in to appoint him as referee for its Super Cup, the annual clash between the Champions League and Europa League winners, marking yet another historic first for Artan and the continent.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Consider this kerfuffle settled, as Sony Pictures Classics has stepped in and picked up the film.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • Prices dropped by just a tenth of a cent from June to roughly 20 cents per kilowatt-hour, the second-highest on record, according to BLS data.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Previously, the incline was about 3ft (91cm) from the Leazes down to the Gallowgate, but that is believed to have dropped by around a third after the installation of a state-of-the-art drainage system and improved foundations.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped by
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