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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
Among the topics discussed were Huawei's artificial intelligence chips and how restrictions on Nvidia's chips in China could make Huawei's chips more competitive.
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Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 2 May 2025
This thing tears through Photoshop, Premiere, and even outpaces older Core i9 chips in some tasks.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Senior middle Andrew Paul chipped in with four kills and four stuff blocks in a complete team effort for SDA.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Nvidia relies on production partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which has begun making some chips in Arizona.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 2 May 2025
This thing tears through Photoshop, Premiere, and even outpaces older Core i9 chips in some tasks.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Senior middle Andrew Paul chipped in with four kills and four stuff blocks in a complete team effort for SDA.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Nvidia relies on production partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which has begun making some chips in Arizona.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 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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According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Their reunion is interrupted when a woman who was vacationing with her powerful, much older husband is found murdered.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Three Spectrum fiber optic lines were cut in the KC area Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the company.—
Maddie Carr,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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