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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
Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Overall, Ukraine’s defense industry has focused on training small AI models on small datasets to run on the limited computing power of small and inexpensive chips, Bondar wrote.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Followers notice when a promo feels off, and that disconnect can chip away at trust on both sides.
—Wyles Daniel
june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
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Noun
Many chip stocks had gone parabolic through April and May.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Overall, Ukraine’s defense industry has focused on training small AI models on small datasets to run on the limited computing power of small and inexpensive chips, Bondar wrote.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Verb
Grichuk’s pair of home runs and one by Derek Hill helped chip away from an early hole dug by Kay, who allowed six runs over four innings.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Followers notice when a promo feels off, and that disconnect can chip away at trust on both sides.
—Wyles Daniel
june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
Noun
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The bright sunlit sliver of the moon will be dazzling, but the rest of the lunar globe will be visibly glowing from sunlight reflected off Earth's oceans and clouds back onto the moon.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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The public usually sees it only after the most serious or high-profile encounters, just a sliver of everyday police interactions.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Book an appointment well in advance, as walk-in slots go fast during peak travel season.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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This automatically measures the distance between the edges of the folding panels, uses sensors to detect offsets and recalibrates the brightness of adjacent LEDs to hide the tiny slot.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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But Boston has not wisely or efficiently reinvested that money into the team, with the exception of the offseason trade for Willson Contreras to play first base.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The family is now trying to raise money on the fundraising site GoFundMe to bring justice to Jameson and pay for cremation fees.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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There is no other way to slice it.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The lithosphere, however, is not a single piece but is divided into puzzle-like fragments called tectonic plates, according to the USGS.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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One photo shows the fragments of a bomb.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Pilots are highly trained to problem solve, and this tiny tool is a go-to travel hack for some of the most frequent flyers.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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High performers do not need another hack.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Trump has frequently complained that Obama’s deal included the transport of cash from the US to Iran.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Brianna was held on a $25,000 cash bond and Kierianna was held on a $100,000 cash bond.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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But her mother, who found it unseemly for a little girl to be swinging such a thing about, chopped it off one night while my mother was asleep.—
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Crumble or chop the bacon to add to the skillet with the pecans, then proceed as described above.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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