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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
Around that time, noise was growing around his draft stock, and national analysts were chiming in — sometimes with legitimate questions and other times with unverified conspiracy theories.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
With the announcement that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will head back out on the Land of Hope and Dreams American tour, the White House is chiming in.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2026
The video quickly gained traction, with commenters chiming in with jokes of their own.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
In the week since, the phrase has gone from a confusing exchange into the first viral meme of the year, with everyone from TikTok creators to PBS to the Empire State Building chiming in on the joke.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
Today everybody was chiming in and wishing Patrick a happy birthday.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The video quickly amassed some 300,000 likes, with followers chiming in about the mishap in the comments section.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
That generated furor on the right, with Carr chiming in Wednesday on Benny Johnson’s podcast.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
With the announcement that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will head back out on the Land of Hope and Dreams American tour, the White House is chiming in.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2026
The video quickly gained traction, with commenters chiming in with jokes of their own.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
In the week since, the phrase has gone from a confusing exchange into the first viral meme of the year, with everyone from TikTok creators to PBS to the Empire State Building chiming in on the joke.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
Today everybody was chiming in and wishing Patrick a happy birthday.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The video quickly amassed some 300,000 likes, with followers chiming in about the mishap in the comments section.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
That generated furor on the right, with Carr chiming in Wednesday on Benny Johnson’s podcast.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
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West Texas Intermediate May futures also saw a noticeable pickup in trading activity at roughly the same time, with a distinct volume spike interrupting otherwise quiet conditions.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the height of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, local health care providers across specialties held a powerful press conference, sounding the alarm about Immigration Customs Enforcement presence at hospitals and interrupting patients’ abilities to seek medical care.—
Dr. Lauren Palladino,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades, but his family's musical roots go back even further.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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Olusanya is a poet, filmmaker and photographer who tells intimate stories blending lyrical writing with cinematic visuals.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dip the bottom of each cutting in rooting hormone and shake off any excess rooting powder or gel.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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Rogers brought the conversation back to Crockett later in the episode, cutting in to clarify his earlier remarks.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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In this way, the team was able to label specific internal regions corresponding to finger angles.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The researcher says that because antimatter particles are more massive than matter particles, during pair production in the early universe, the antimatter particles were slower than the corresponding matter particles.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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By correlating this economic power with global viewership trends, NNAF will validate the thesis that African content is not just culturally significant, but a commercially viable sector ready for institutional scale.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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These digital twins operate as autonomous agents capable of validating issues, correlating signals, applying fixes and escalating to humans only when needed, compressing resolution times while improving service quality.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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