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as in sliver
a small flat piece separated from a whole
wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants
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as in money
chips plural
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery
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Recent Examples of chip
Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Years later, Big Ben would find a home in Elizabeth with a larger, 5,000 square-foot space that hosted countless Major League Soccer fans who gathered to watch games and munch on the restaurant’s famous fish and chips.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
This season, just like last, injuries have begun to chip away at the Lions’ depth and potential.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Chinese manufacturing and tech capabilities now appear to be in the spotlight as Korean semiconductor giant Samsung announced plans to buy and deploy a cluster of 50,000 Nvidia GPUs to improve its chip manufacturing for mobile devices and robots.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Years later, Big Ben would find a home in Elizabeth with a larger, 5,000 square-foot space that hosted countless Major League Soccer fans who gathered to watch games and munch on the restaurant’s famous fish and chips.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
This will chip away at Beijing’s advantage.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
This season, just like last, injuries have begun to chip away at the Lions’ depth and potential.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
Noun
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In remembrance, Collins carved a sliver of the Jackson pediment into tiny rose petals and scattered them around the remnant.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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When a survey showed the city’s measurements of the land were slightly off, the family refused to surrender the remaining two-foot sliver.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If Ward is able to regain his All-Pro form, that would give Indianapolis one of the fiercest cornerback trios in the league with Ward and Gardner on the outside, along with 2021 Pro Bowler Kenny Moore II starting in the slot.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The brand's weekender has a separate shoe compartment and an electronics section with a padded laptop sleeve, as well as slots, pouches, and pockets for cords, a power bank, and other travel essentials.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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With Alonso on the market, the Red Sox could be more eager to add a power-hitting first baseman than to re-sign Bregman for more money.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of legislators, senators and construction companies have been accused of receiving kickbacks with money that was supposed to go toward establishing thousands of flood control projects.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Remove top and slice into pieces for dipping; set aside.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The pizza features new deli-style pepperoni, a three-cheese blend, and signature Italian seasoning, sliced into eight extra-extra-large pieces and delivered in the restaurant's largest box yet.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Additional circumstantial evidence included the presence of Halbach's license plate, which was found in another vehicle on Avery’s property, a bullet fragment that was found in his garage with her DNA and Halbach's remains, which were located in and around a burn pit.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The two showers are grouped together because scientists believe that both the asteroid and the comet are fragments of a single, much larger object that broke up some 20,000 years ago, leaving a collection of debris known collectively as the Encke Complex.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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Boston's Museum of Science shared a TikTok video in 2023 featuring Alex Dainis, a science communicator with a PhD in genetics, who absolutely blew the internet’s mind with a quick hack to extending your car’s remote alarm range.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Although the hack-and-slash gameplay can prove repetitive for some, Age of Imprisonment succeeds in building on the previous game's foundation in ways that will surely please both Zelda and Dynasty Warriors fans alike.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rozier and Laster counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Non-itemizers will be able to claim a deduction for cash donations of up to $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for couples filing jointly.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Noise of trees crackling and sap hissing, branches thumping down, timber being dragged and chopped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Use a mulching mower to chop the leaves into tiny bits that can be left on the lawn to nourish the soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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