chime in

Definition of chime innext
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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 Here, three interior designers chime in with five things that make backyards look bad and why—be sure to steer clear of these pitfalls at all costs. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026 The moment quickly went viral on social media, as many users chimed in to deride O'Leary's fashion. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 Please read and feel free to chime in with your opinions. Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Insomnia Cookies, Nowhere Bakery, and Showstopper Cakes all chimed in too, along with cooking influencers. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chime in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chime in
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  • Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Schlittler won’t be fully built up for his season debut after a back/lat issue interrupted his spring, but swingmen Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn can provide length.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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  • The resultant device blends fast discharge speeds with massive storage capacity, holding up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There are also playful, family-forward touches, including a children’s play yard with direct access from bedrooms, designed to blend safety and fun without sacrificing the clean modern lines.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The results include contract review time cut in half, more than 300,000 emails auto-responded to in a single year, and finance teams surfacing investor insights in minutes instead of hours.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That's also led to cuts in output from some of the world's largest producers, because their crude has nowhere to go.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
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  • Researchers believe some kind of ritual marked this massive deposit, as the feasting and decorative objects might correspond to an event that might have propelled the stashing away of these astonishing artifacts, as per Heritage Daily.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The researcher says that because antimatter particles are more massive than matter particles, during pair production in the early universe, the antimatter particles were slower than the corresponding matter particles.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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  • Which correlates to a decline in the number of students concentrating and majoring in Black Studies.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
  • For this new study, Ryan and his colleagues wanted to know if human preferences for certain animal calls—including those alluring calls from male túngara frogs—correlate with the preferences of female animals.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Chime in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chime%20in. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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