as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery
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Recent Examples of chips
Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Asked whether VanEck was worried about a rotation out of their chips ETF, Frasse told CNBC that the sector has a lot of staying power.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Indexes swung lower as companies selling computer chips, memory and other building blocks of the AI boom broke from early gains to losses.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The chips are then topped off with a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Ahead of Monday’s keynote, the Information reported that some of that cloud processing might run on Nvidia chips inside Google’s data centers.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
The two-hour limit (and the complimentary snacks of watermelon and chips) also make this a great choice for families.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
In this work, an ultrafast laser was miniaturized using photonic chips to route light through microscopic waveguides rather than bulky laboratory equipment.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
EeroQ is making its chips with lots of tiny pools that can hold a drop of liquid helium.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Noun
Nvidia, which operates a highly profitable business making the expensive chips AI runs on, fell as much as 4% in midday trading Tuesday.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Asked whether VanEck was worried about a rotation out of their chips ETF, Frasse told CNBC that the sector has a lot of staying power.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Indexes swung lower as companies selling computer chips, memory and other building blocks of the AI boom broke from early gains to losses.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The chips are then topped off with a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Ahead of Monday’s keynote, the Information reported that some of that cloud processing might run on Nvidia chips inside Google’s data centers.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
The two-hour limit (and the complimentary snacks of watermelon and chips) also make this a great choice for families.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
In this work, an ultrafast laser was miniaturized using photonic chips to route light through microscopic waveguides rather than bulky laboratory equipment.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
EeroQ is making its chips with lots of tiny pools that can hold a drop of liquid helium.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chips
Noun
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Carson’s entry took second prize and a thousand-dollar cash award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The deal was reportedly valued at over $1 billion and involved a mix of cash and stock.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The hotel is on the corner of Mission Street, which slices diagonally through the city, and the Embarcadero, which hugs the waterfront from the Bay Bridge west to Fisherman’s Wharf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The ones that are accepted are run through a machine that shakes the envelopes — this makes the ballot sink to the bottom of the envelope — and slices them open.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The general sales tax increase puts money into the county’s general fund for five years and sunsets in October 2031.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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That money will be used to add an additional $250 to the accounts of the first 25 million children who are 10 years old and under who live in zip codes where the median income is less than $150,000.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The coin depicts Trump on its front, with its packaging also featuring photos of him and White.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Segregated storage keeps your exact coins and bars separate from other investors’ holdings.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Set to John Philip Sousa military marches, the zany spectacle mashes up a night at the Moulin Rouge with a Busby Berkeley extravaganza.—
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Summer used to be time for teens to get a part-time job, earn a few bucks and pile up some work experience.—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
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While the sticker shock of what is typically a $13 trip enraged the masses—the price was initially announced at $150 in April, before it got knocked down to 98 bucks in the face of public backlash—some observers, particularly those from Europe, scoffed at all the outrage.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The issue stalled in the Senate due to an unrelated debate over a proposal to block the creation of a central bank digital currency.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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In its bid to shore up the currency, the central bank delivered a larger-than-expected 50 basis points hike in its meeting in May, and has intervened in the forex markets.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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“Chips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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