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as in interrupts
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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as in blends
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 chimes in
Prue doesn’t say anything, but Alison chimes in with her own critique, which is that Iain smashed it.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Then, at the time of the interview, the communications team attends the meeting and sometimes even chimes in with answers or comments.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The Still Johnson design duo also chimes in on avoiding coordinating sets of furniture in a dining room.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Then, at the time of the interview, the communications team attends the meeting and sometimes even chimes in with answers or comments.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The Still Johnson design duo also chimes in on avoiding coordinating sets of furniture in a dining room.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimes in
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Vahid even interrupts an engagement photo shoot of Shiva’s (Mariam Afshari) for Goli (Hadis Pakbaten) and Ali (Madj Panahi) to see if two of three can tag him.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Potential solutions Presently, most astronauts rely on medication that interrupts the brain’s ability to use hormones to trigger motion sickness.—
Taylor Lonner,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is especially true of the spooky dolls like Chucky from the Child’s Play franchise, who is a serial killer turned into a children’s toy by way of Voodoo, a religious tradition that blends Yoruba, Congolese, and Catholic beliefs and practices.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Shi has also helped Bosideng to secure a multiyear partnership in 2024 with Errolson Hugh of Acronym for the launch of the Vertex collection, which blends urban minimalism with utilitarian performance.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The drills were the biggest ever this year, involving more than 20,000 reservists and double the timeline of 2024’s, an extension that corresponds to swelling fears of a Chinese attack.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan reiterates neutral rating, lowers price objective to $1,275 from $1,300 JPMorgan’s forecast corresponds to upside of around 3%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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This also correlates with an increase in the number of Americans who hold a positive view of religion.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Justice represents the Sun in Libra, and the Two of Swords correlates to the Moon in Libra.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Chimes in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimes%20in. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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