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as in to interrupt
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 chip in
Russell Henley chipped in from across the 18th green for birdie and a 69 to join Fleetwood one shot behind.
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Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
Tooth fracture: Fractures (breaks), cracks, or chips in tooth enamel can also expose dentin, allowing heat, cold, or other triggers to reach the dentin.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 June 2025
When Microsoft announced its first quantum chip in February, the company highlighted chemistry and materials science problems, like why some materials corrode, or how to compost plastic.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Even before Haliburton went down, the Magic pushed their chips in — sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, and four first-round picks to Memphis for Desmond Bane.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
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Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
Tooth fracture: Fractures (breaks), cracks, or chips in tooth enamel can also expose dentin, allowing heat, cold, or other triggers to reach the dentin.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 June 2025
When Microsoft announced its first quantum chip in February, the company highlighted chemistry and materials science problems, like why some materials corrode, or how to compost plastic.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Even before Haliburton went down, the Magic pushed their chips in — sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, and four first-round picks to Memphis for Desmond Bane.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
Verb
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The Bengals would contribute $120 million towards renovations, with the county's share capped at $350 million.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
7 July 2025
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In addition to the geography, multiple weather factors contributed to Friday's heavy rainfall, meteorologists say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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First came a relatively calm session of Indian progress interrupted on the stroke of the lunch interval by a brilliant piece of fielding from Stokes that had dangerman Rishabh Pant run out with a direct hit while trying to hurry his partner KL Rahul to a century.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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But she’s interrupted by a fire alarm: Charlie turned up the heat on a saucepan on the stove, starting a fire and alerting the authorities!—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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New solar capacity will likely be cut in half compared to Biden policies as a result of the law, according to an analysis from Princeton University’s Repeat Project.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Goldman Sachs currently anticipates three 25-basis-point cuts in September, October and December for a terminal rate of 3-3.25 percent.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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