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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
Neuralink’s trials aim to test the safety and effectiveness of the chip in individuals aged 22 to 75 with paralysis from spinal cord injuries or ALS.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
The Rancho Santa Fe Foundation gave $100,000 while the Lucky Duck Foundation chipped in $600,000.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Employers can also chip in, though special rules apply to them.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 July 2025
Lionel Messi chipped in with another two goals as Inter Miami beat New England Revolution.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
The Rancho Santa Fe Foundation gave $100,000 while the Lucky Duck Foundation chipped in $600,000.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Employers can also chip in, though special rules apply to them.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 July 2025
Lionel Messi chipped in with another two goals as Inter Miami beat New England Revolution.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
Verb
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An investigation is ongoing into the decisions and problems — both that day and more broadly — that contributed to the U.S.'s deadliest aviation crash since November 2001.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The former president's decision to seek a second term, only to belatedly withdraw amid questions about his mental acuity, has contributed to the Democrats' current nadir.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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During the Nashville stop of the group's latest world tour, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin interrupted the band's usual set list to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the rock legend who died Tuesday, July 22, at 76.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Iris and Isaac’s idyll is interrupted by the enemy of all great budding romances: the truth.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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Milwaukee County is weighing cuts in support for some of its senior facilities and recreational spaces for people with disabilities.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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But when the program was cut in 1935, the funding gap offered reactionary Los Angeles politicians the opportunity to portray the migrants as a burden on already-strained resources.—
Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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