chimed in

past tense of chime in

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Recent Examples of chimed in Other state leaders chimed in with their own tributes and condolences. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026 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 A lot of critics have been paying attention to the launch, and nearly sixty have chimed in. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Other blue checks chimed in on Four Winds’ new IG post (the original was deleted by Instagram, the store’s social media handler told the New York Times). Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026 Candace Owens, who often forgets that misogyny applies to her, too, chimed in on their behalf. Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimed in
Verb
  • Which of these adults will have their real estate crimes interrupted by those meddling kids and their puppy?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If live streaming is interrupted because of an unstable connection or technical issue, the parent will be notified, according to the outlet.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Curry never took himself too seriously as an actor and blended seamlessly with human actors and puppets alike.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The collection of minor hits and near-misses from the 1960s blended rough edges and euphoric hooks.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Land is a finite resource and positively correlated with inflation, continuing to appreciate as costs go up.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Entangled photons have quantum properties that remain correlated even when the particles are separated by long distances.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Samoan prime minister’s office and the former prime minister who corresponded with Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment.
    Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Market reports suggested that drop corresponded with a 3 percent increase of rental prices in June, which was quickly doubled to a 6 percent increase in July, as available units continued to decrease through August.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Chimed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimed%20in. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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