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as in sliver
a small flat piece separated from a whole
wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants
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as in money
chips plural
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 chip
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Its chips are hard to acquire, so the world’s biggest brands are lining up to work closely with the company.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
But the Dodgers started to chip away at the deficit.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Nvidia also had a big week at the conference, unveiling its new Vera Rubin chip, which is designed to do more computing with less power.
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Pedro Porro kept trying to chip the ball over Marc Cucurella for Mohammed Kudus unsuccessfully.
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Here, a sliver of orangey-red pops against a cool-toned ruby hue.—
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Like these forerunners, the pleasures of Knight’s A Thousand Blows, which premiered all six episodes of its second season on Hulu Friday, lies in looking back on that thin sliver of time, about 15 years ago, when anachronistic old-timey crime was in vogue.—
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Hiking below the steep red cliffs surrounding Zion Canyon is truly awe-inspiring, as are the park's slot canyons, emerald-colored pools, and waterfalls with hanging gardens.—
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Something about the arm slot, or supination, or spin rate, or … look, Eno Sarris is over here, go ask him.—
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
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Bonta said the money also supports child welfare and foster services, housing stability, job training, food assistance and services for seniors and people with disabilities.—
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There’s one more tip that will make slicing soft cheese simple.—
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Grate it for a slaw, or add it thinly sliced to salads for a refreshing crunch.—
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Doctors were reportedly unable to remove some of the bullet fragments from his face, and a bone near his eye was also broken.—
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People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.—
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Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest hacks, expert advice, and more!—
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Like too many hack politicians, Wardlaw seems long on excuses and short on explanations.—
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Janet’s mother, Marilyn, was deeply insecure about having never finished college herself, and—newly flush with cash—offered to pay for four years of her children’s higher education (which cost, on average, $740 in the late 1970s).—
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And just in case, she was laid to rest with some local currency, or spending cash, almost 1,000 Kaiyuan Tongbao coins tied to her waist and right leg, as per Arkeonews reported.—
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To speed up the decomposition process in the compost pile, chop the plants into small pieces and tear apart the soil mass.—
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As for Quavo himself, the Atlanta rapper recently chopped it up with Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young for Billboard and The Player Tribune’s first episode of their Switching Stages video series.—
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“Chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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