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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 money
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
Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
It was given a perfunctory update late last year to update its chip, but little effort was made to address any of its fundamental shortcomings, including the price.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The rental surge has begun to chip away at the region’s office availability rate, a broad measure of the empty or unwanted office space in the region.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
In a separate conversation with Tan, Jim said the Intel CEO told him that the industry is years away from catching up the insatiable appetite for CPUs, which has long been Intel’s bread-and-butter chip.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
It was given a perfunctory update late last year to update its chip, but little effort was made to address any of its fundamental shortcomings, including the price.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
For Bravo, race has always been that lingering chink in its armor — and the latest burgeoning Summer House drama threatens to continue to chip away at the network’s feeble defense against claims of racial insensitivity.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The rental surge has begun to chip away at the region’s office availability rate, a broad measure of the empty or unwanted office space in the region.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
Noun
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That’s in large part because many of the Democrats have only slivers of daylight between their policies, and ditto for the two Republicans.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two children watch him from behind while, in one sliver of the background on the top left side of the picture, a blazing red sunset overruns the sky.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Raridon also brings upside as a blocker and can play in-line or split out in the slot.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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An instant-impact defender from the slot.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump has vowed to spend his own money to pay for the ballroom, but the project has drawn criticism for its massive size.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Opponents of Johnson’s added into the budget an expectation that the city would earn $6 million from the technology, though Johnson’s administration argued the city could not responsibly count on the money.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cut from the trompo, the marinated pork shoulder is sliced onto a corn tortilla, then topped with onions, cilantro and roasted pineapple.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The tomatoes and onions were thinly sliced.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Romania has confirmed drone fragments on its territory on multiple occasions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Romania has confirmed drone fragments on its territory on multiple occasions during the war in Ukraine.—
Elise Morton,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scott Quigley, a loyal minion of yet another septuagenarian Democrat hack DA, Marian Ryan of Middlesex County.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Yet there’s no denying that Renny Harlin, in his utilitarian action-hack way, has some chops.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sun Pharma plans to fund the acquisition through a mix of internal cash and financing from banks.—
Baiju Kalesh,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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The irregular flow of cash will distort their financial reports and could deepen mistrust that the county has adequate guardrails to properly account for where taxpayers’ money is ending up.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Grind the orange peels or very finely chop them up.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Finely chop them and use them alongside the leaves.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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