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 If the answer is Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis and Joel Klatt (with Kurt Warner and Ian Rapoport chiming in), then tune in NFL Network. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 Even MrBeast chimed in, asking followers on April 28 if there were any willing men down to participate. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 For The 1st Time — At Lower Prices Market Projections Consultants and reporting companies are chiming in with rosy projections for the year ahead. John Werner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Other Reddit users are chiming in, with very few offering any sympathy to the poster. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chime in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chime in
Verb
  • Making progress: Remember the story of the footballers who had their dreams interrupted by the Taliban?
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • During the broadcast Hudson interrupted a question about their relationship, leading to backlash and discourse over her role in the coach’s professional life.
    Glamour, Glamour, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • The formulation blends hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and blue agave extract to keep the skin hydrated and radiant but never oily.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
  • This traveling show blends smoke, elixirs, potions, bubbles, cauldrons, alcohol and mocktails for a unique drinking engagement.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • According to Fed Fund Futures tracked by CNBC, the chances of a Fed cut in July have moved from 69% to 42% after the agreement.
    Frank Holland, CNBC, 12 May 2025
  • Since the season began, Homa has played in 10 events, missing the cut in five of them.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • One inevitable complication in understanding how attention paid to stories in the news corresponds with political support is that consumers can design a media diet of information from only one side or perspective.
    Ruth Igielnik, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Names will correspond with their locations. Clubhouse540, for instance, is named after the Zip code of its address, 60540.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The researchers found that outward response and inner awareness were not always correlated: The most physically responsive patients were not necessarily the ones with the clearest signs of brain activity when asked to imagine the tasks.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
  • As a result, the tine on the opposite side that roughly correlates is thus an unmatched non-symmetry point and is therefore an abnormal point.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025

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“Chime in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chime%20in. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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