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as in to interrupt
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 chip in
Kelsey Mitchell also chipped in 24 points for Indiana.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
But those rules became even stricter under Trump and barred Nvidia from selling the chips in China, even after the company pared down their capabilities.
—Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Their season has been more about various players chipping in from time to time.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Myles Turner chipped in with 16 points, while Tyrese Haliburton scored 14 points to go along with 11 assists, eight rebounds, and two steals.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
But those rules became even stricter under Trump and barred Nvidia from selling the chips in China, even after the company pared down their capabilities.
—Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Their season has been more about various players chipping in from time to time.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Myles Turner chipped in with 16 points, while Tyrese Haliburton scored 14 points to go along with 11 assists, eight rebounds, and two steals.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
Verb
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Members who are able to earn money - from selling fish, from growing vegetables - contribute regularly.—
Viola Kosome,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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More than a dozen San Diego County residents are being accused of contributing to the damage from last year’s flooding — most of them by the city of San Diego, and now another two by an East County school district.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Tesla’s 2 big sellers - the Model 3 and Model Y - have recently been updated, which interrupted production.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Yet no one candidate was given more than 30 seconds or a minute to respond to questions, and they were often interrupted by other candidates seeking to interject.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
Verb
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In the interim, anxiety has spread among students and faculty members on visas or green cards, along with those in the lab sciences impacted by cuts in research funding, according to Thaddeus.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of those cuts in the current form of the bill: Making Trump tax cuts permanent: Because this is an extension of cuts in place since 2017, the average taxpayer would largely not see a change, unless the cuts were not renewed.—
Jay O'Brien,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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