ring in
Britishverb
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(intr) to report to someone by telephone
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(tr) to accompany the arrival of with bells (esp in the phrase ring in the new year )
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(tr) to substitute (a horse) fraudulently for another horse in a race
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informal (tr) to recruit or include (a person)
noun
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informal a horse that serves as a substitute
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informal a person or thing that is not normally a member of a particular group; outsider
Example Sentences
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And here in the melee in the ring, in his great moment, Rocky doesn’t boast or dance, turns away from the mics being thrust in his face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
He was there when the Raptors won their first and only NBA championship ring in 2019, centred around prolonged health for their often fragile centrepiece Kawhi Leonard.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The former professional wrestler who took the ring in the Florida independent wrestling scene, actor and comedian lives by the old cliché: Once you’re in wrestling, you never really leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Another key finding involves the discovery of a previously unrecognized type of growth ring in dinosaur bone.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
That was when I realized that the oval-shaped ring in which they were arranged actually formed the outline of an egg.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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