chime in

Definition of chime innext
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as in to interrupt
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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Recent Examples of chime in On Monday, no less an authority than Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell chimed in with similar comments. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 Jackson is just the latest star to chime in. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 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 As Andy Cohen picks feud with Sarah Michelle Gellar over her criticism of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, one of the show’s stars has chimed in. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chime in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chime in
Verb
  • Football leagues worldwise were interrupted because of World War I, but the game was still played by citizens, troops and even prisoners of war.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • How long will Trump's speech interrupt the 'Survivor 50' episode tonight?
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Maurer imagines blending the fungi with Martian or lunar dirt; their sticky mycelia would cement it into an extraterrestrial equivalent of particle board.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Derpy McFlurry The Derpy McFlurry blends vanilla soft serve with berry-popping pearls in a wild berry sauce.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The experimental treatment would use CRISPR, a gene-editing tool likened to biological scissors, to make precise cuts in the DNA to turn off a liver gene that prevents lipids — fatty substances including LDL cholesterol and triglycerides — from being cleared from the blood.
    David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Once reserves are depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in benefits.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Epstein and the baroness continued corresponding into 2019, the records show.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • That said, Smith also admits that the torpedo bat's shape and corresponding swing weight could be making the bat feel easier to swing, which could in turn improve batting average rather than acting as a power tool blasting home runs out of the park.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The impasse in Washington is not directly correlated to the quality of work that TSA agents perform.
    Beth Collums, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The majority—more than a third of our business—is sports correlated watches that are built on customer demand.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Chime in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chime%20in. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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