chipped

past tense of chip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chipped
Verb
  • Lily Harrison’s script is laugh-out-loud funny while staying grounded and deeply relatable.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Becoming a plant parent is also grounding, teaches patience, and creates a chance to reclaim ancestral connections to the land.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Their attacking thrusts sliced the Serbians to shreds.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The praline starts out as a solid sweet before being chopped in a food processor into a paste.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Shohei Ohtani walked against Juan Mejia before Freddie Freeman chopped a double over the head of Farmer at first base.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • George Karlaftis, Charles Omenihu and Mike Danna all had quiet games, which put extra strain on a secondary that Herbert diced up most of the night.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Vikings’ starting offense diced Mike Vrabel’s defense in Thursday’s joint session, completing 16 of 20 passes in team drills, including several touchdowns.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once garlic is minced, add basil and 1/2 cup olive oil; process until finely minced, about 1 minute.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Fresh thyme, rosemary, and parsley are finely minced and stirred into the butter, then brushed onto four fresh ears of corn.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Toklomati doubled the lead in the 47th minute when Inter Miami’s defense was carved open with incisive passing.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The roughly 20,000 Rohingya people that the United Nations refugee office estimates are currently in India have carved out a precarious existence.
    Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Chipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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