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as in sliver
a small flat piece separated from a whole
wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants
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as in cash
chips plural
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery
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Recent Examples of chip
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and his removal of a member of the bank’s Board of Governors, is a historically sure way to high inflation.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Granola bars are almost all UPFs, along with protein bars, veggie chips and flavored yogurt cups.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Still, celebrity romances often come under extraordinary pressure and public scrutiny, media narratives, and fan opinions can chip away at the strongest bonds.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and his removal of a member of the bank’s Board of Governors, is a historically sure way to high inflation.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Charley Hull of England chips onto the 18th green during the final round of the AIG Women's Open 2025 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on August 03, 2025 in Bridgend, Wales.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Granola bars are almost all UPFs, along with protein bars, veggie chips and flavored yogurt cups.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
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The token slivers of human-interest drama (a divorce battle, a visit to the pediatrician) that are meant to counterpoint the possibility of Armageddon with the oh-so-ironic triviality of quotidian concerns.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Obviously, the overall deliveries are instrumental in establishing the average unit cost for each 30-second sliver of airtime, but when a half-minute is commanding $8 million a pop, there’s only so much extra dough that can be squeezed out of the Big Game’s sponsors.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some users also may not like the fact that iPhone Air doesn’t have a SIM card slot.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tagovailoa slid to his right to buy time and was targeting slot receiver Malik Washington on the third-and-3 pass Latu jumped in front of.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shortly before midnight, witnesses told police the man entered the banquet hall, grabbed a gift box that contained the cash and checks and then exited the building.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will continue to tick up.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The frigid air sliced through the open windows, bit the tips of my ears and my runny nose.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Under Glasner, Palace have built attacks quickly to slice through the opponents, with Mateta either linking the moves or dashing forward to be in a goalscoring position.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Police and shark biologists are analyzing Psillakis’s body and fragments of his surfboard, as well as speaking with witnesses, to determine the shark species, 9News added.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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The team's model demonstrated that turbulence, or irregular motion, in giant collapsing gas clouds can form lower-mass cloud fragments from which lower-mass stars condense.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Morgan points out that this isn’t cheating, but a hack for efficiency.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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My secret fashion hack for summer-to-fall styling?—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The White House has repeatedly withheld money previously appropriated by Congress, with minimal pushback from GOP lawmakers.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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My mom came from bad financial circumstances and you get used to (the money) and there was a stature to it.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Henry rushed for well over 100 yards on his first-down carries alone, and Jackson chopped Buffalo with his arm and legs.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sprinkle chopped banana evenly over the filling.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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