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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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Information for this article was contributed by Ron Wood of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Michael Bloomberg alone contributed $8 million to back Cuomo in the Democratic primary.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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This is the level of cuts in CAP water that Arizona originally proposed to take under most hydrological circumstances after 2027, unless farmers in western Arizona agree to take some of the burden off the CAP — which they are not obligated to do.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, there was more buzz about a recession and job cuts in October that have been the highest in 22 years.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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