chips in

present tense third-person singular of chip in
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as in contributes
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 interrupts
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 chips in Anthropic’s total on-paper loss stood at $42 billion in 2025, and the company plans to spend $518 billion on data centers and chips in the coming years. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Typically, McDonald's chips in some support for franchisees who are remodeling their restaurants. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Pour hot cream over 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl; let stand 2 to 3 minutes. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 Trump has consulted with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, even calling the maker of the world’s most advanced computer chips in the middle of a Monday podcast interview. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 For reference, Intel released the first Kabylake chips in 2016, while AMD released the first Zen 2 models in 2019. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 Neuralink has implanted wireless chips in the brains of roughly a dozen people, enabling patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries to control computers with their thoughts. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Combine chocolate and butterscotch chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026 For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Georgia’s agriculture industry contributes more than $91 billion to the state’s economy each year, but farmers are facing growing pressures driven by high fuel costs, the impact of tariffs and an increasingly unpredictable climate.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The song’s pop culture influence contributes to its staying power.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Darius interrupts a discussion about the National Park Service.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And anything that interrupts that delivery of truth from your profession to the American people, it should be opposed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Chips in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips%20in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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