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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 cash
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
Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The powerful chip can improve performance for everyday tasks, gaming and creative applications.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
But the court's current conservative supermajority has been chipping away at that precedent, so the Trump administration could prevail if this gets to the Supreme Court.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Still, Xiaomi’s new chip being able to produce more power is noteworthy, considering the relatively affordable price of the POCO F7 Ultra.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The powerful chip can improve performance for everyday tasks, gaming and creative applications.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Time and distance can’t chip away at the rock-solid bond these friends have forged over years of supporting each other through heartbreak, life pivots and a host of trials and triumphs.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
But the court's current conservative supermajority has been chipping away at that precedent, so the Trump administration could prevail if this gets to the Supreme Court.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
Noun
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Ward shortened his drop and threw a strike in the small sliver of space just before the hash mark.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In just about every single episode of CSI, techs wearing no protective equipment whatsoever stand in rooms lit like dive bars, feeding slivers of human tissue into machines that whir briefly and spit out a neat list of every foreign substance in the body.—
Samuel Ashworth,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fulham are hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday (12:15pm UK; 8:15am ET), with Brighton & Hove Albion at home against Nottingham Forest in the evening slot (5:15pm UK; 1:15pm ET).—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, when Singh left for an overall deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio, NBC decided to stop original programming during her time slot.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In court hearings last week, prosecutors argued both men were flight risks who potentially had access to large amounts of cash and should be held in detention without bail.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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And if everyone else is going to break bad, why can’t Belinda get a little cash to jumpstart her business?—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Baby Zucchini This mild-tasting veggie is great raw, roasted, or even sliced into sticks for dipping, says Syn.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
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To slice onions evenly, use a food processor or mandoline.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the atlatl, the archaeologists also found a fragment of a boomerang, long wooden tips that might have been used to deliver poison to prey, and wooden darts and stone tips.—
Livia Albeck-Ripka,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The fragments scattered themselves across the soft ground of Costa Rican jungle and grasslands, where they were subsequently found by meteorite hunters and volunteers.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But all these years later, the hacks saw an opportunity to avenge Shelley Joseph.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ahead, shop button-down styles inspired by mom’s favorite fashion hack.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tanzi tied up Acosta in the back of the van and headed to Key West, stealing her money from ATMS along the way after threatening her with a box cutter to get her bank account password.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Failing to protect these roles risks squandering money and progress, weakening health systems.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pulse until carrots are finely chopped and everything is combined.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Mar. 2025
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She’s since seen many of those who moved to the region leave: Some came to realize that chopping wood and maintaining 100-year-old houses was not for them, while others decided to embrace the freedom of being fully remote and move to another state or country entirely.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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