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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
Her posts are completely unfiltered, with Vonn chiming in five days after crash from the hospital in Italy, to the ambulance and plane transport back to the States all the way through her reunion at home with her beloved dog, Chance.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The post has since garnered more than 246,000 views, with parents chiming in to say her approach feels surprisingly familiar.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The post has since garnered more than 246,000 views, with parents chiming in to say her approach feels surprisingly familiar.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiming in
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Low-slung timber and stone buildings trace the dunes' natural topography, never interrupting it, and views reveal themselves gradually rather than all at once.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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This is not simply a story of crisis interrupting democracy.—
Jasmin Lilian Diab,
The Conversation,
5 Apr. 2026
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Their current four-day itinerary includes stops in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, blending charitable work, speaking engagements and commercial appearances.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The show itself redefined Broadway, blending hip-hop, history and a diverse cast to tell the story of America’s founding.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the spare use of cutting in key moments can be a drag — when your brain is working faster than the movie, that’s a problem.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The skin should look dry and slightly blistered, the potato should give with a gentle squeeze, and after cutting in, the flesh should look fluffy and steamy.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Indoors, reportedly, one came across a corresponding ease, to the surprise of outsiders.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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DHIs are made up of layers, with each layer corresponding to a version of the image.—
Felysha Walker,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The building had kept deteriorating over the course of time, with people continually breaking in, Olson said.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 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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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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