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as in backs
a vulnerable point
before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game
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as in fissures
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar
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Recent Examples of chinks
Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Does the bazaar allow for chinks in the kind of class barriers that would usually exist?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chinks
Noun
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The Hurricanes also signed six freshman defensive backs this cycle in JJ Dunnigan, Camdin Portis, Jaelen Waters, Cortez Redding, Brody Jennings and Jontavius Wyman.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Backup running backs, including Jay Harris and Dierre Hill Jr, provided too little help for quarterback Dante Moore.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As his family tries to settle into their new neighborhood, Jin’s plot creates fissures between him and his wife and daughters, as well as their white, liberal neighbor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some of the creatures seen at the Freya mounds are also found at hydrothermal vents, or fissures in the seafloor through which hot, chemical-laden water erupts, the researchers said, suggesting these ecosystems may be more intertwined than previously thought.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
25 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pay extra attention to seams and crevices.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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The best way to thwart this is to check around your property for potential sheltering spots and to seal holes and crevices with wood, hardware cloth, or another sturdy material.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Once Woll’s bratty vamp was through draining jugulars, the actress found a second signature role as Karen Page on Marvel’s Daredevil (2015–2018).—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The airstrikes expose deepening rifts between Saudi Arabia and its former ally, as both compete for control and influence in Yemen’s civil war.—
Ahmed Al-Haj,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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The radio tower group climbs up through one of the rifts and finds themselves on Vecna’s chaos planet.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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The sound of a third gunshot then rings out.—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Chinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chinks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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