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blue chip

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noun

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Recent Examples of blue-chip
Adjective
Sotheby’s is now serving up French classics, like côte de boeuf and duck confit, alongside blue-chip collectibles in New York. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026 The Broad collection is fairly narrow, mostly made of work by artists who were successful in the market, and mostly from a handful of blue-chip galleries like Gagosian. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
Apps from major brands and blue chip password managers will provide codes on your phone. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for blue-chip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-chip
Adjective
  • Conversations around excellent kebabs in Southern California tend to begin with the Martirosyan family and their Mini Kabob in Glendale.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The lighting, art design and score are all excellent – and the single shot construction gives the film a dreamy, meditative quality.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • For the priests, this was a case of demonic possession due to witch-craft, and Mary’s crabby, aloof neighbor Elizabeth Jackson was the prime witch suspect.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Guests at the dinner received the first part of their meal — a spring pea & burrata salad — but the prime chateaubriand steak and Maine lobster was not served.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This other cousin is now in her mid-70s and has always enjoyed a very luxurious life due to the business success of her father – my uncle – and our grandfather.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Does that kind of discourse-friendly success override the fact that Euphoria is too young, too scummy, and too dumb to fit into the usual Emmy pattern?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • Temporary wallpaper is also a superb way to add major personality to any room.
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner Gobert kept giving Jokic a hard time in the paint with his long arms and superb anticipation.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The second chick followed about a week later, starting to pip on March 17 and hatching on March 19.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The second chick started to pip on March 17 and hatched on March 19.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • After Marcus’s ground ball, everybody took great at-bats.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Cherry blossoms great guests at the front foyer.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Second baseman Chase Meidroth singled and advanced to third on a Sam Antonacci double, the second hit of the night for the left fielder.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • On defense, cornerback Osiris Gilbert broke up multiple passes and had a few hard hits, linebacker Samuel Omosigho earned a sack, and linebacker Malaki Soliai-Tui forced a fumble.
    Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy are all terrific, world-class players.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
  • While Meryl Streep’s iconic Miranda Priestly got generations of praise for her comic precision and humanizing the boss from hell, Hathaway pulls off something terrific in tandem.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026

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“Blue-chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-chip. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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