ring in
phrasal verb
rang in; rung in; ringing in; rings in
1
: to celebrate the beginning of (something, such as a new year)
How did you ring in the new millennium?
We're going to New York to ring in the New Year.
2
chiefly British
: to make a telephone call to a place (such as the place where one works)
She was feeling too ill to go to the office yesterday so she rang in sick.
3
: to make a telephone call to a radio or television program
Thousands of people rang in to make a donation.
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The original film ended with Law’s Graham and Diaz’s Amanda attempting to make their transcontinental romances work and ringing in the New Year together in Iris’ (Winslet) Surrey cottage.
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival, hay rides, corn festivals, and pumpkin patches are all family-friendly ways to ring in the season.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, Hatton was due to return to the ring in December for a comeback fight against Eisa Al Dah in Dubai on December 2.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
But if the losses pile up, expect the phones to ring in Miami.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival, hay rides, corn festivals, and pumpkin patches are all family-friendly ways to ring in the season.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, Hatton was due to return to the ring in December for a comeback fight against Eisa Al Dah in Dubai on December 2.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
But if the losses pile up, expect the phones to ring in Miami.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ring in
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“Ring in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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