chipped

past tense of chip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chipped
Verb
  • Lowe grounded softly to second for a potential game-ending double play but beat the throw as De La Cruz scored easily.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Bieber reached for loafers and socks for a preppy spin, grounded by an oversized leather bomber—an easy outfit formula for daily rotation.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The scramble for capacity is already spilling into the capital markets, where the risk gets sliced up and sold to investors as catastrophe bonds.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • With that knife, Bland stabbed her husband in the head and neck — and, afterward, sliced her teenage daughter in the forearm as the teen tried to get Emii from Bland, the report says.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Back in, Aldis tried the Cloverleaf again, but Gunther blocked it and chopped him down.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Eggplant Parmesan FAQs Cook 1 medium onion, finely chopped, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, and ½ tsp Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp.
    Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The Guardians went into that game last in the league in homers — and then mashed six off a guy who had just made the All-Star team the week before?
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Chopped strawberries, blackberries, diced peaches, and/or diced apples should all work here, too.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026
  • Today, Sauk Trail, which once weaved its way from Rock Island and the Mississippi River on the west to Indiana and beyond, has been chopped, diced, and sliced by road builders.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The planet appears to have carved a visible gap inside the protoplanetary disk, giving astronomers one of the clearest views yet of planetary formation in progress.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Each stone’s etching is intricately carved on the reverse side.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When garlic is minced, add the basil with the motor running; mince the basil.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 July 2026
  • Just pop a clove inside, shut it, and twist until it’s minced to your liking.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
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“Chipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipped. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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