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as in contributes
to make a donation as part of a group effort
we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries
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as in interrupts
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 chips in
China’s imports of semiconductor manufacturing machinery have surged in recent years in tandem with soaring demand for AI chips in China and around the globe.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
The league has embraced advances in technology and artificial intelligence, including putting chips in footballs and using virtual measurements to determine first downs.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The tech industry's mega AI push has led to a shortage of memory chips in the broader market, which means that Meta's ambitious silicon roadmap could face future supply chain constraints.
—Katie Tarasov,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The Fusion technology has its roots in the UltraFusion interconnect used to fuse two full CPU chips in the M-series Ultra lineup, but the purpose here is probably to make the chip fabrication process a bit more flexible.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
The championship-hopeful Cleveland Cavaliers pushed their chips in by acquiring 36-year-old James Harden, sending a 26-year-old point guard in Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers to do so.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
In a mixed blessing, AMD reported some sales of older chips in China.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
The league has embraced advances in technology and artificial intelligence, including putting chips in footballs and using virtual measurements to determine first downs.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The tech industry's mega AI push has led to a shortage of memory chips in the broader market, which means that Meta's ambitious silicon roadmap could face future supply chain constraints.
—Katie Tarasov,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The Fusion technology has its roots in the UltraFusion interconnect used to fuse two full CPU chips in the M-series Ultra lineup, but the purpose here is probably to make the chip fabrication process a bit more flexible.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
The championship-hopeful Cleveland Cavaliers pushed their chips in by acquiring 36-year-old James Harden, sending a 26-year-old point guard in Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers to do so.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
In a mixed blessing, AMD reported some sales of older chips in China.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chips in
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The area’s large tourist population contributes a constant volume of unfamiliar drivers to already heavily congested roads, with traffic patterns that shift significantly between peak tourist season and the summer months but never truly slow to manageable levels on the area’s major corridors.—
Anton Lucanus
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The court in Brinkman highlighted precedent supporting the position that a taxpayer who contributes to the state’s general-revenue fund should not be able to sue over how that fund is used.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now, a war thousands of miles away not only interrupts that potential progress, but also threatens to knock the labor market further off course.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The noise pauses conversations, interrupts performances at the nearby Langroise Center for the Performing Arts, and challenges residents near the tracks to find sleep as an average eight trains pass through downtown each night.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Chips in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips%20in. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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