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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 cash
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
FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Caldwell will also be tasked with recruiting candidates to help Republicans chip away at Democrats’ near-supermajority.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Darian Woods, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
And while Oracle’s turn to AMD’s artificial intelligence chips — hence diversifying from Nvidia graphics processing units — might not be pleasant news for Jensen Huang, spreading out concentration risk could be a positive outcome for investors banking on AI to continue the market rally.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Continue reading … POLITICS BALLOT BOX SHOWDOWN – Democrats likely to chip away at razor-thin House GOP majority.
—FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Caldwell will also be tasked with recruiting candidates to help Republicans chip away at Democrats’ near-supermajority.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Oracle buying tons of chips from Nvidia.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
And while Oracle’s turn to AMD’s artificial intelligence chips — hence diversifying from Nvidia graphics processing units — might not be pleasant news for Jensen Huang, spreading out concentration risk could be a positive outcome for investors banking on AI to continue the market rally.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip
Noun
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The elder Sitake knows about embracing faint slivers of light in dark times.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The men were also fortunate enough to find a sliver of cell reception.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So who cares my name’s one slot farther on the depth chart – that’s my friend.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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If Kehlani, Thomas and The Scientist are locks, who do the last two slots go to?—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Make a cash deposit of at least $10 using any of the preferred payment methods.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The sophomore slipped past a tackler, then took off for a 51-yard touchdown reception to slice the deficit to 16-13.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chill in the refrigerator for at least two hours and slice about half-inch thick.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Among the artifacts retrieved was a fragment of an arcade arch that weighs more than 440 pounds.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The enzymes target specific chemical structures along the polymer, bind at those points, and cleave the chains into microbial-friendly fragments.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its naked carbon-fiber body bears the scuffs and scars of life as a development hack, but its steroidal wheelarches, extendable rear spoiler, and brutal diffuser deliver an emphatic statement of intent.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Many common airfare booking hacks, like searching on a Tuesday or using incognito mode, are myths according to travel experts.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Raiders have had three regimes pay really good money for three consecutive veteran quarterbacks who have been abominable.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then people get exasperated, start talking about judicial supremacy, and try to chop the Court off at its knees by seeking traditional amendment instead.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kagan had chopped a stalk of sugarcane in half.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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