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blue chip

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noun

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Recent Examples of blue-chip
Adjective
By the time Indianapolis empties, risers will have surged, blue-chip prospects will have solidified their status, and at least one unknown will have forced the football world to learn his name. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 That compares to Eli Lilly's 400% rise and the European blue-chip index Stoxx 600's 55% gain over the same period. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges has raised a huge stash of capital from a blue chip financial titan. Ben Weiss, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025 Last September, shortly after Schulman joined, Burberry fell out of the FTSE 100 index of blue chip stocks on the London Stock Exchange due to its shrinking valuation. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue-chip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-chip
Adjective
  • The Horned Frogs had a mix of air raid and veer-and-shoot principles under Briles, but are expected to move more to a pro-style scheme under Sammis, who had excellent success with that style of offense at UConn.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In the pre-show rooms, both real-life actors seen were excellent at interacting with real-life visitors and prerecorded monotone movie stars.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Since the location on Second Avenue near Wynwood Walls was prime real estate, Becherano said the market was only supposed to be there for two years.
    Amanda Rosa March 31, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Lions added to that success stealing both of its attempts in the win over Allegiance.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But, if the goal was to draw attention, the Weather Underground’s bombing campaign was a huge success.
    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Looking at art is just as valid right now, so anything from visiting a sculpture gallery to watching a passion-project film would be a superb way to spend today.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • So a first question, after this signature collaboration between Rodríguez, Cobos and Corral, is how many others in Spain’s superb youngish cadre of film and TV creators – Sorogoyen, Ruiz de Azúa, the Javis and Laxe, to name just a few – may end up working with Corral.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Then the chicks could begin to chirp, followed by an external pip, when a chick makes a hole in the eggshell.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • PixCams, which runs livestream videos of the nest, posted footage of a pip on the second egg.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But simply naming the great fear and sharing it with the millions of watchers in living rooms and hotels and airport lobbies was a trial almost too painful to contemplate.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • No substitutions for prize except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But that was one of just five hits in the game for Kansas City.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Javier Sanoja had three hits, Sandy Alcantara allowed one run over seven innings and the Miami Marlins opened the season with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s a terrific movie buried in a two-and-a-half-hour runtime — which cost him a competition slot at Venice.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Both Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm scored two goals apiece and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for a terrific win.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Blue-chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-chip. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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