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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
On Tuesday, Chinese state media reported that China Unicom, a telecommunications company, had agreed to use Alibaba’s AI chips in one of its data centers.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Trader Joe’s chips in, as does Albertsons and Vons.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The two firms plan to ship the first chips in that lineup starting next year, a person familiar with the matter said, asking to remain anonymous discussing a private deal.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The selection is wide-ranging, from Lays chips in flavors such as shrimp and chili, to instant noodles to packages of paratha, or flatbread.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In turn, the Packers gave him a massive four-year, $188 million deal, essentially pushing the chips in to try and make a Super Bowl run in the next few years.
—Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
This practice involves reducing the size or quantity of a product (like the number of chips in a bag or cereal in a box) while keeping the price at its previous level or increasing it slightly.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Hanging over it all is the Chinese government discouraging purchases of Nvidia made-for-China H20 chips in favor of homegrown alternatives — is that why Nvidia reportedly told supplier Foxconn to stop work on the H2?
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Trader Joe’s chips in, as does Albertsons and Vons.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The two firms plan to ship the first chips in that lineup starting next year, a person familiar with the matter said, asking to remain anonymous discussing a private deal.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The selection is wide-ranging, from Lays chips in flavors such as shrimp and chili, to instant noodles to packages of paratha, or flatbread.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In turn, the Packers gave him a massive four-year, $188 million deal, essentially pushing the chips in to try and make a Super Bowl run in the next few years.
—Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
This practice involves reducing the size or quantity of a product (like the number of chips in a bag or cereal in a box) while keeping the price at its previous level or increasing it slightly.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Hanging over it all is the Chinese government discouraging purchases of Nvidia made-for-China H20 chips in favor of homegrown alternatives — is that why Nvidia reportedly told supplier Foxconn to stop work on the H2?
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chips in
Verb
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Leland's Calvin Sridhara contributes five goals and a steal in a 16-6 boys water polo victory over Harbor.—
Darren Sabedra,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rather than suddenly replacing the worker with an automatic system, the person observes, interacts with and actively contributes to the implementation of AI in their professional context.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This interrupts automatic defensiveness and signals self-possession.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But Cherry interrupts their twosome and a brawl ensues.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Chips in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips%20in. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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