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as in to interrupt
chiefly British
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square
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Recent Examples of chip in
Also in October, Oracle announced plans to deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 AI chips in its cloud starting next year.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Junior libero Karsyn Evans, a Texas Tech commit, headlines a strong defense, with a team-high 507 regular-season digs, while chipping in with 126 assists and serving a team-best 61 aces.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
YouTube’s lawyers also suggested that Disney was merely seeking to use its claim over Connolly’s services as a chip in the license renewal talks — seeking to expedite those talks by offering to release Connolly’s obligations once the talks were concluded.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Julius Randle chipped in with 24 points, and Naz Reid scored 18 off the bench in the loss.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Junior libero Karsyn Evans, a Texas Tech commit, headlines a strong defense, with a team-high 507 regular-season digs, while chipping in with 126 assists and serving a team-best 61 aces.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
YouTube’s lawyers also suggested that Disney was merely seeking to use its claim over Connolly’s services as a chip in the license renewal talks — seeking to expedite those talks by offering to release Connolly’s obligations once the talks were concluded.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Julius Randle chipped in with 24 points, and Naz Reid scored 18 off the bench in the loss.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
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Patients’ failure to take their medicine as prescribed is a major challenge that contributes to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs annually.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Joe Walsh, Sophia Vlahakis contributed to this report.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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While resting on the boat, Victor begins telling his story to the ship’s captain, Anderson (Lars Mikkelsen), but is interrupted midway by the Creature, who has made it aboard.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some sliver of the original concept survived through production, only to be cut in post-production.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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Diggs recorded two of his three catches on first down, including his 34-yarder on a deep in-cut in the second half.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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