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adjective

Definition of blue-chipnext
as in excellent
of the very best kind because of his blue-chip crew, he's won yachting's biggest prize several times

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blue chip

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noun

as in blue chipper

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Recent Examples of blue-chip
Adjective
Indiana steamrolled their way to a national championship in 2025 while having to beat teams like Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon, and Miami, all programs who dwarf the Hoosiers in terms of blue-chip talent. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 In 2013, the Mardens bought the 19th-century hotel, restoring the bar, three dining rooms, and 11 bedrooms while filling it with blue-chip artwork. — Janet Mercel, Air Mail, 18 July 2026
Noun
One loft winners are considered blue chip assets. — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 Small caps routinely get less attention from investors and less coverage from Wall Street analysts than blue chip companies. — Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue-chip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-chip
  1. excellent
  2. blue chipper
  3. prime
  4. success
  5. superb
  6. pip
  7. great
  8. hit
Adjective
  • The neighborhood/area Just across the train tracks is Vesterbro with an excellent range of independent shops and restaurants, not least in Kødbyen, the Meat Packing district.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As for dining options, Cafe Genevieve serves an excellent breakfast and brunch, and Million Dollar Cowboy Bar draws crowds for a taste of Western-style eats like bison burgers and elk sliders.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellent
Noun
  • Bumila is a real-deal blue chipper who has compiled a resume few from the Boston area have ever matched.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of blue chipper
Adjective
  • Council is a prime example of where this emerging political alliance is being tested.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Because permits, cabins and prime-season slots move quickly, most operators recommend booking well in advance rather than waiting for last-minute availability.
    — Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of prime
Noun
  • Miramax's explosive success with Pulp Fiction ignited an indie boom, rewrote Oscar campaigns, and blurred the line between independent cinema and the Hollywood mainstream.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reacted to the sequel’s box-office success in a new interview with Variety.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of success
Adjective
  • Lee, so fine in a wide variety of roles from Past Lives to The Morning Show, is superb as a woman playing a role in life as well as piano bars.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hakai-hen’s mecha anime series lineup was also superb, with my beloved Dancouga included (shown below).
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of superb
Noun
  • Watching England pip a goal in the 55th minute and then suddenly decide to play its luck, which ultimately failed to work out, felt oddly familiar to me as a Real Madrid fan.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • My mother spitting cherry pips with me and my sister.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of pip
Adjective
  • The other great piece of news is that, yes, this will get a localized release with multiple language support, something that the original PlayStation Portable version never had.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of great
Noun
  • Tony's has a full bar and turns out quality versions of some of the greatest hits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Jonah Heim homered and had three hits for the A’s, including the 500th of his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of hit

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“Blue-chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-chip. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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