as in cash
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 chips
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
This means that Amazon is designing the chips that go into its devices.
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Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Austria has just launched one of the world’s 100 fastest supercomputers, which is equipped with 1,088 Nvidia chips and can carry out 45,110 trillion calculations per second.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
In the tent between the departments’ and the states’ booths, a few people stood studying a CSPAN American-history time line, with a stand about Micron chips to one side and a John Deere model to the other.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest company and a major maker of computer chips, gained 7%.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Three flavors of Zapp’s chips and three flavors of Dirty chips, totaling over 650,000 bags, are affected by the recall update Friday.
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Sarah Jacoby,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Reggano Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad Kit Reggano Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad Kit includes pasta, vegetables, seasoning, and imitation bacon chips for a quick side dish.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Custom chips allow companies to better tailor processing performance for their own models and reduce reliance on existing chip companies like Nvidia.
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Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Noun
If desired, add wood chunks or foil packets of wood chips for light smoke flavor.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
This means that Amazon is designing the chips that go into its devices.
—
Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Austria has just launched one of the world’s 100 fastest supercomputers, which is equipped with 1,088 Nvidia chips and can carry out 45,110 trillion calculations per second.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
In the tent between the departments’ and the states’ booths, a few people stood studying a CSPAN American-history time line, with a stand about Micron chips to one side and a John Deere model to the other.
—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest company and a major maker of computer chips, gained 7%.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Three flavors of Zapp’s chips and three flavors of Dirty chips, totaling over 650,000 bags, are affected by the recall update Friday.
—
Sarah Jacoby,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Reggano Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad Kit Reggano Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad Kit includes pasta, vegetables, seasoning, and imitation bacon chips for a quick side dish.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Custom chips allow companies to better tailor processing performance for their own models and reduce reliance on existing chip companies like Nvidia.
—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chips
Noun
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One of several bags of cash found inside the home of Mario Rocha during an FBI search of his residence in August 2025, as seen in a photograph contained in a court document.
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But SpaceX is burning cash on its AI businesses, and investors are making a bet that the company will be able to reach profitability in the future.
Verb
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Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
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Her foot slices down the side of the ball.
Noun
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Multiple network insiders said Tuesday afternoon that no clear front-runner has emerged for James, but that money will not drive the decision.
Verb
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Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments.
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The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.
Noun
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That’s not to mention an upcoming summer of local and national festivities that promises fireworks, parades, bands, speeches, prizes, and commemorative everything, from postage stamps and coins to musical compositions.
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Now, the new Heritage Coin collection takes the original coin watch to all new heights – but exclusive ones.
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The Nike Air Max Joga Bonito R9 mashes up the boot Ronaldo wore for the 1998 World Cup with the Air Max 95.
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Set to John Philip Sousa military marches, the zany spectacle mashes up a night at the Moulin Rouge with a Busby Berkeley extravaganza.
Noun
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So with a few exceptions, oil changes at Rohrman Automotive Group dealers are fifty bucks, for full synthetic oil up to seven quarts.
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These travelers aren't interested in roughing it to save a few bucks either.
Noun
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In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.
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Even before the war started, Iran’s economy was in dismal shape with the crash of the currency and soaring inflation.
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“Chips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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