chinks 1 of 2

plural of chink
1
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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chinks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chink
as in clinks
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

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Recent Examples of chinks
Noun
But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour. Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Most catfish have several thick black bars on their backs and tails.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Kansas City Royals know their backs are against the wall.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The females wait folded within crevices in bark.
    Rosanna Warren, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Later level and Ankou rifts (secret battle stages) require adept knowledge of the game’s overlapping combat systems.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Since the archer is a defender of the universe, the sentiment rings true for the loyalty and camaraderie Sazz brings through her actions.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That sentiment probably rings very true for the devoted fans of the long-running franchise that has included six television seasons and three theatrical films.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Chinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chinks. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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