chimed in

verb

past tense of chime in
1
as in interrupted
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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2
as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship unfortunately, his views on child rearing don't chime in with those of his new wife, who has two children from a previous marriage

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Recent Examples of chimed in Others in that chat chimed in, tagging Miller in subsequent messages. — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The longstanding feud between the OpenAI cofounders reignited over the weekend when the world’s richest man chimed in about Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Winger Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang chimed in with two tries on debut, including the first of the second half that triggered a run of 30 consecutive points that set the French on course for a fourth straight win over the Wallabies. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 By Thursday evening, the country’s prime minister, Manuel Marrero, had chimed in. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Many on social media alleged the shoe was a copy of Vans’, and the California skate brand itself chimed in subliminally on social media. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 Another concerned resident chimed in. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 20 June 2026 Several government officials have chimed in on the matter. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 19 June 2026 Bush Hager chimed in again, asking why Jones didn't choose the option that would allow the airline to call her back when a representative was ready. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed in
  1. interrupted
  2. blended
  3. correlated
  4. corresponded
Verb
  • Her fight is interrupted by Percy (Walker Scobell), who brings down a torrent of water over the Laestrygonian.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
  • The company says the model is designed to execute tasks autonomously while maintaining stable performance even when interrupted or faced with unexpected changes, reports Techiexpert.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of interrupted
Verb
  • Naturally, those walks have often turned into quests for something cold, boozy and blended.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • After the red paint disappeared, the curbs blended back into the concrete, leaving drivers to determine whether parking was allowed under a new California law aimed at improving visibility at intersections.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of blended
Verb
  • Portfolios that looked diversified by asset count turned out to be diversified in name only, because everything in them was correlated to the same macro story the moment the floor moved.
    — Andrew Sukhin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In March, as Scientific American reported, an analysis of around 27,000 patient records found that thymus function correlated with longer lifespans, as well as lower rates of lung cancer or cardiovascular disease.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Definition of correlated
Verb
  • To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In Conversation with Peter Mishler For this installment in a long-running series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with poet Ye Hui.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Definition of corresponded

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