1
as in interrupting
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 blending
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 chiming in
That generated a furor on the right, with Carr chiming in Wednesday on Benny Johnson’s podcast.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Cohn listens intently, chiming in every so often to throw softball questions that set his team up to shine.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Around the same time, Ben Shapiro and other ring-wing commentators began chiming in or retweeting posts from other conservative pages on the incident.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Fans were obsessed with the suggestions, chiming in with their take in the comments section.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Travis, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Travis Kelce, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Morning Post to the Daily Mail, and Vanity Fair to NPR - outlets across time zones, age brackets and industry verticles are chiming in on their thoughts and perspectives and symbolism of the ad.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Cohn listens intently, chiming in every so often to throw softball questions that set his team up to shine.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Around the same time, Ben Shapiro and other ring-wing commentators began chiming in or retweeting posts from other conservative pages on the incident.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Fans were obsessed with the suggestions, chiming in with their take in the comments section.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Travis, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Travis Kelce, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Morning Post to the Daily Mail, and Vanity Fair to NPR - outlets across time zones, age brackets and industry verticles are chiming in on their thoughts and perspectives and symbolism of the ad.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
Verb
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Biotech firms are also trying to halt the process, but at a different point — by interrupting various communication pathways involved in cell death.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dickinson says, interrupting his story.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The material is washed, processed locally into balls, flakes and/or pellets that meet European industrial standards, and then spun into a high-grade thread, without blending with virgin plastic or chemical additives.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The program will teach you everything from rum production methods and blending techniques to flavor profiling, as well as how to create spiced rum and cocktails.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Panthers entered the weekend with an opening on their 53-man roster, so only one corresponding move was needed to activate Corbett and Coker together.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Namely, that home prices have gone up so much since the pandemic, without corresponding wage increases.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Settling Manning down — as well as a host of inexperienced starters on offense that includes breaking in four guys on the O-line — would go a long way toward Texas looking like the team that came into this season with such lofty expectations.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.—
Cepee Tabibian,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.—
Charlotte Wilder,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Chiming in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiming%20in. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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