chimed in

past tense of chime in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chimed in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) chimed in on the conversation, commending Doe for coming forward. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 One fan chimed in, suggesting that the trio work it out in the studio. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 Federal judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys have all chimed in, saying the transfer, which is underway, will waste taxpayer dollars, create massive backlogs and complications in court proceedings, and endanger inmates’ constitutional rights. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Anthropic's Dario Amodei chimed in over the weekend, calling for a slowdown in the frontier. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Roughly 1,500 Detroit Pistons fans chimed in to share their thoughts on many topics in The Athletic’s latest fan survey. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 And many of the biggest AI CEOs have chimed in to agree with him. — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2026 One of his colleagues chimed in, putting the odds of human extinction from AI at more than 10%. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Bright then chimed in to give fans an update on the fate of the show, which is based on the Off-Campus book series by Canadian author Elle Kennedy. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed in
Verb
  • There was a period where airspace was closed in the Gulf after the Iran conflict began, and then questions about whether the region’s growth story would be interrupted.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Process for Serra is autotelic; the activities on the Verb List are ongoing, interrupted only by completion or breakdown.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The mark appears to have been made using a multiplicity of short horizontal strokes, blurred and blended together.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This process handles mixed, blended, and contaminated materials much better than mechanical recycling.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Macroeconomic pressures could derail the outlook, though the analyst said that rising interest rates typically aren’t correlated with any reaction by Royal Caribbean’s stock.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Regular-season success isn’t directly correlated with postseason performance.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One signal indicated a general emergency, while another corresponded to unlawful interference or a hijacking situation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The timing of the payments corresponded with unusual shifts in Netanyahu’s policies.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Chimed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed%20in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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