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as in to interrupt
chiefly British
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square
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Recent Examples of chip in
Amazon revealed a new quantum computing chip in February 2025, called Ocelot, and Google revealed its quantum chip, Willow, in December 2024.
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Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Junior forward Caleb Fay had a game-high 26 points, while senior guard Elvis Lloyd added 23 points and coach’s son Gil Schayes (Colorado School of Mines commit) chipped in 13.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
If the kids must have toys, let your family members chip in.
—Bernadette Joy, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
By autumn 2021, less than a year after the vaccines’ debut, anti-vaccine communities were thriving, constructing an alternative narrative of the pandemic in which the disease itself was not actually that serious but the vaccine could alter your DNA or plant a chip in your body.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 11 Mar. 2025
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Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Junior forward Caleb Fay had a game-high 26 points, while senior guard Elvis Lloyd added 23 points and coach’s son Gil Schayes (Colorado School of Mines commit) chipped in 13.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
If the kids must have toys, let your family members chip in.
—Bernadette Joy, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
By autumn 2021, less than a year after the vaccines’ debut, anti-vaccine communities were thriving, constructing an alternative narrative of the pandemic in which the disease itself was not actually that serious but the vaccine could alter your DNA or plant a chip in your body.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
Verb
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Too often, even luxury hotels contribute to that feeling—offering flashy opulence but leaving little room for true rest, connection, or meaning.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Can’t Look Away, based on investigative reporting by contributing producer Olivia Carville, warns at one point about the use of Snap Map, which identifies a user’s geographical location.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Joe Biden last welcomed the Dodgers to the White House in 2021, marking a return to a regular tradition that was interrupted by Covid-19.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Huw Owen, the company’s chief executive, said its electrical supply was interrupted when the fire broke out.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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This will be the largest state tax cut in the history of Florida.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Judging from a previous (smaller) UK aid cut in 2021, programs benefitting women and girls could be particularly hard hit.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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