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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
Noun
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Despite being only a sliver in size, the tachocline is believed to be the engine room of the un’s magnetic activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, when tallying the human cost of these guns-everywhere laws, political assassinations make up a tiny sliver.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mohit Suri’s directorial Saiyaara ranked on top of the list while Manoj Bajpayee’s Inspector Zende ranked on the third slot.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hourly slot payouts are $1,000 for first, $750 for second, $500 for third, $250 for fourth and $175 for fifth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The associate handed each worker a stack of cash.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite having a reputation for being at the cutting-edge of technological trends, cash is king in Japan.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 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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What lingers are the fragments that weren’t rehearsed, a voice breaking, a note pulled from the back of a notebook, a chant that filled the room, a line spoken more to a spouse than to the cameras.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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One of these middens spanned an area the size of five football pitches and was packed with the remains of the feast—up to 15 million bone fragments.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their tried-and-true tricks range from clever packing hacks to money-saving strategies and simple mindset shifts.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Direct response typically occurs when critical infrastructure is threatened, as seen in incidents like the NASDAQ hack in 2010 or recent attacks on telecom companies.—
Austin Berglas,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Corporations love money more than anything, & this will really harm them and force them to do the right thing.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Clean, dry, and chop fresh parsley and put it in ice cube trays.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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