chipped in

past tense of chip in
1
as in contributed
to make a donation as part of a group effort we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries

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as in interrupted
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 chipped in The 6-foot-10, 265-pound senior also chipped in seven rebounds while producing a career-high in points. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 Mingo's brother, freshman guard Dylan Mingo, chipped in with 14 points. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Quiñonez, the Big East Sixth Woman of the Year last year, chipped in four points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in just under 15 minutes, meeting her minute restriction in her sophomore debut. — Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 The Brazilian will likely have contributed to a good number of clean sheets and also chipped in with a few goals, and not many people would wince at the idea of him being called the best centre-back in the world game. — Senior Football, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Outside hitter Torrey Stafford paced a balanced attack with 12 kills, Henley Anderson added 11 kills, and Nya Bunton chipped in eight kills and three blocks. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026 Veronica Burton matched Stokes' team-high scoring total with 13 points, while Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini chipped in with 12 apiece and Williams had nine. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026 Williams also chipped in a tackle for loss at Seattle; the second-year pro continues to improve. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 VanVleet chipped in six points with 11 assists in his return after missing last season recovering from a torn ACL. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chipped in
Verb
  • Information for this article was contributed by Vasilisa Stepanenko and Katie Marie Davies of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Eight live-fire drills test joint combat capabilities The Japan Self-Defense Forces contributed approximately 45,000 personnel, while around 11,000 US troops took part.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Her screaming is interrupted only by the reiki healer walking over with her little drum, just in time.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the morning, Czech public radio broadcast only music, interrupted by a brief statement explaining the reasons for the strike and a minute of silence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • Wexner and his charitable entities have donated more than $200 million to Ohio State, including a record-setting $100 million gift in 2011.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brides for a Cause sells donated wedding dresses at about 30 - 70% off retail prices.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The actor and producer has swapped the shaggy, caramel-toned lengths of recent months for a razor-sharp, jaw-grazing cut in a cool-toned shade of blonde.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The gap in total investment between the richest and poorest children is cut in half, from 24% to 12%.
    — David Blazar, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Chipped in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipped%20in. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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