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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
Stronger quarterly earnings from blue-chip companies like Palantir and Caterpillar also supported the run. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Based in the western Paris suburbs, the seven-year old company hasn’t attracted blue-chip venture capital investors or star engineers that have flocked to buzzy startups like Mistral AI. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Noun
Howard High’s Ta’Shawn Poole was the last Georgia blue chip standing. — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 The Ducks have former blue chip prospects as their starter and backup. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 June 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
  • Simashev is excellent defensively and on retrievals and tilts the ice in his favor.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As far as pop stars who happen to also be thoughtful and excellent songwriters go, Kahan is in the upper ranks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 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
  • The First Miami Presbyterian Church, home to the city’s oldest congregation, sits on a prime slice of waterfront real estate in Brickell.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The entire hardware system has obtained prime-level safety certification from TÜV.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of prime
Noun
  • Like in the Premier League, flick-ons and second-ball chaos is at the root of Coventry’s success in these scenarios.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The right technology, tools, strategy and perspective on what’s changing in the worlds of AI, influencer marketing, e-commerce and beyond are key to future success.
    — Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of success
Adjective
  • Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn are superb as Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Segovia produced a superb spin before firing into the far corner.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of superb
Noun
  • Pips-in rubber, or inverted rubber, is smooth on the outer surface, and the pips instead touch the inside of the foam.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pip
Adjective
  • Rivera-Vega is suspected of setting the fire and also had been charged with arson causing great bodiliy injury before the woman died.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Starting the election calendar in South Carolina is intended in part to give Black voters a greater voice at the outset of the nominating process.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of great
Noun
  • Luis Arraez homered, Garrett Stubbs had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Nola tossed seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins, 4-1 on Wednesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s survival economy Iran’s economy has already taken a major hit from the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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