as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks
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Recent Examples of chippy
But each woman is showing that experience in this game as the German team gets particularly chippy, hitting the Americans with seven fouls in less than 30 minutes of play.
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Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
And things got chippy, with nearly everyone on the ice getting involved in a scrum and three players — Verhaeghe and Tkachuk for Florida, Alexis Lafreniere — going to the penalty box.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The Sky eventually edged the Liberty, 18-16, in a chippy third quarter.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Rangers score first — and then things get chippy
Vincent Trocheck opened scoring for the Rangers by tapping in a pass from Adam Fox on a relatively wide open net 4:12 into the period.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
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Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
And things got chippy, with nearly everyone on the ice getting involved in a scrum and three players — Verhaeghe and Tkachuk for Florida, Alexis Lafreniere — going to the penalty box.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The Sky eventually edged the Liberty, 18-16, in a chippy third quarter.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Rangers score first — and then things get chippy
Vincent Trocheck opened scoring for the Rangers by tapping in a pass from Adam Fox on a relatively wide open net 4:12 into the period.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippy
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But the caveat is that strategy requires an aggressive sales function.Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the election season, Republicans and Democrats viewed Arizona's 11 electoral college votes as up for grabs, which meant both parties did aggressive campaigning throughout the state and both Trump and Harris visited on multiple occasions.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Israel denies allegations of genocide in its more than year-long offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The militant group is an al Qaeda affiliate that has fought to establish an Islamic state in Somalia based on Shariah law.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The recall’s organizers, who have employed an especially hostile rhetoric toward the mayor, saw the lopsided early margin as confirmation of a likely victory.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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On the backdrop of a contentious presidential election and with some of the Bay Area’s local and congressional races drawing national attention, the West Valley’s local races were quiet by comparison.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Voting has concluded in one of the most contentious U.S. presidential elections in recent history.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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