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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Recent Examples of blue-chip
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The eight-figure dispute that cost the Gators blue-chip quarterback signee Jaden Rashada during his first full recruiting cycle was a high-profile debacle.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Maalik Murphy, a former blue chip recruit who spent two years at Texas and started 12 games for Duke last season, offers OSU a path back to the postseason.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Wagner is the national director of women and wealth at a blue-chip assets-management company, and her investments in the subject are personal.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The eight-figure dispute that cost the Gators blue-chip quarterback signee Jaden Rashada during his first full recruiting cycle was a high-profile debacle.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Last September, shortly after Schulman joined, Burberry fell out of the FTSE 100 index of blue chip stocks on the London Stock Exchange due to its shrinking valuation.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Maalik Murphy, a former blue chip recruit who spent two years at Texas and started 12 games for Duke last season, offers OSU a path back to the postseason.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-chip
Adjective
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Thus far, Arsenal’s excellent form has relegated the injuries to a subplot.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The carbon nanofiber provides mechanical stability, abundant pore channels, and excellent electrolyte wettability, while the cobalt sites catalyze the adsorption and conversion of polysulfides.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The scene feels routine, set by a regular who prefers a late-afternoon arrival to enjoy the peace of a restaurant resetting itself between prime mealtimes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advantages of Spring Rose Planting For many types of plants, spring is the prime planting season.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That film was also a success on the streamer.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Lee Iannacchino, a 21-year-old from New York, thinks that for a lot of her generation, success doesn’t always equal a high status job.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Book a room at The Little Nell for a distinguished wine program, a superb après scene, and some of the best service in the nation, or see why the equally stately and welcoming Hotel Jerome has dazzled slope-side visitors for 130 years.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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His studio version slightly speeds up the tempo, which does seem to moderately soften some of the song’s melancholy, but Johnson’s superb vocal brings just the right mix of grit and tenderness to convey the song’s heartbreaking, bittersweet nature.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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First, the Blue = group requires 5 pips of the same number, and the only number that fits that bill is 2.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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WeRide is a member of this year’s Future 50, Fortune’s annual ranking of companies with the greatest potential for growth.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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After looking over the latest update from Jim Bowden, the odds of Bregman staying with the Red Sox are not looking too great currently.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The actor would be on the hit show for six seasons before his character tragically died from wounds sustained in a plane crash.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Following an energetic performance of some of the hip hop trio’s greatest hits, Cheryl James, known by her stage name Salt, told the crowd that the women were currently in a battle for ownership of their music.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Shaheed is a terrific deep threat who will absolutely provide quarterback Sam Darnold with another dependable option in the aerial attack and will make the Seahawks' offense that much more dangerous.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Montana ski area is known for being a terrific spring-skiing spot, with the season’s best conditions coming in March and April.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Blue-chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-chip. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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