as in to reflect
to make a statement of one's opinion
self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal
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Recent Examples of weigh in
Meryl Streep is weighing in on the state of modern filmmaking, arguing that the dominance of superhero storytelling has led to less nuanced character work across the industry.
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Kennedy French, Variety, 1 May 2026
Supreme Court weighs in on redistricting.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Control of Infowars is now in limbo until the higher courts weigh in.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Council weighs in The Chronicle called all 16 council members for comment.
—Abby Church, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy French, Variety, 1 May 2026
Supreme Court weighs in on redistricting.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Control of Infowars is now in limbo until the higher courts weigh in.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Council weighs in The Chronicle called all 16 council members for comment.
—Abby Church, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh in
Verb
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The names of places, roads, buildings and more, reflect the impact folks in Connecticut have made for hundreds of years.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Redick said the timelines reflect some of the differences between an upper-body injury and a lower-body injury.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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Buckingham Palace declined to comment.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reached by email earlier this week, Jennifer Spradley, an attorney in the public defender’s office in Tampa, said the office wouldn’t comment on Abugharbieh’s case.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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This snow season, there was what Deems remarked was a pretty normal amount of snow in late Fall and at the start of winter.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The king and queen have not yet remarked on the juxtaposition.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Weigh in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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