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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chipping
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Observations of the Milky Way have revealed an enormous rotating barlike structure made of gas, dust and millions of stars slicing through our galactic center.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The two of them spent their days in arctic conditions, slicing fish bound for supermarket sushi platters and planning the details of an omakase restaurant backed by investors Gong knew.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Get a head start on this cozy hash by chopping your veggies a day in advance.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Boards, perfect for sharing What started as a hard, non-counter surface for chopping and cutting in the kitchen has morphed into a vehicle for the most social, shareable dish of them all—charcuterie boards.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Tigers erased an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, knotting the contest at 33-33 before running out of gas — just as Bama was mashing the pedal to the floor.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Credit those 4,000-plus pounds of curb weight with mashing down bumpy roads into something more pleasant.—
Marty Padgett,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Trailblazers were grinding the whole second half, wearing down Harvard-Westlake players as the loud home fans cheered them on.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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And that was one of the goals going into the game — just keep grinding the entire game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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Finely grating the eggs and mashing everything together creates a smooth texture.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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That cost can be grating over time, especially for low-income immigrants sending money back to developing countries.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Chipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chipping. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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