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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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Apply a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch, such as wood chips or shredded bark, around the base of the tree to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Once the second half got underway, the Middies began to chip away.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
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Noun
Based in Austin, Texas, the company will design and validate four legacy chips facing supply shortages across military platforms.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Apply a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch, such as wood chips or shredded bark, around the base of the tree to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Verb
The Knicks continued to chip away at the Spurs’ lead little by little throughout the fourth quarter, with Madison Square Garden getting louder and louder as belief surged through the building.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Once the second half got underway, the Middies began to chip away.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 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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Fox estimated that Connecticut, which is in the process of applying for federal funding, will lose around $30 million in resources and 2,000 permanent supportive housing slots.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Under the current system, the lottery determined only the top four draft slots.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 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
Verb
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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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Among the discoveries are bronze statue fragments, signet rings, a necklace with a gold clasp, coins, and hundreds of bone hairpins used in elaborate Roman hairstyles.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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The apartment, though no one’s idea of a fun house, is bedecked with mirrors, and, early on, the cinematographer Adam Newport-Berra uses them to splinter the couple’s every argument into fragments.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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As bitcoin becomes more involved in private contracts, treasury strategies, cross border settlement and business arrangements, disputes will not always arrive in court as dramatic stories about hacks or scams.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Never reuse old passwords after a hack.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 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 22 Jun. 2026.
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