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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
McDonald’s plans to chip in $165 million to help out franchisees and boost marketing efforts.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Though Luigi Mangione comes from a wealthy and prominent family, anonymous online donors have chipped in thousands of dollars to fund his legal defense against charges connected to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Sixteen Thirty Fund, which spent hundreds of millions of dollars willing President Joe Biden to the White House in 2020, had previously donated $1.8 million to Retire Career Politicians.
Democratic Majority, another PAC, chipped in a $50,000 check to Retire Career Politicians.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
Sweetening the occasion, FedEx chipped in a $50,000 donation to the charity in Scottie’s honor.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Though Luigi Mangione comes from a wealthy and prominent family, anonymous online donors have chipped in thousands of dollars to fund his legal defense against charges connected to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Sixteen Thirty Fund, which spent hundreds of millions of dollars willing President Joe Biden to the White House in 2020, had previously donated $1.8 million to Retire Career Politicians.
Democratic Majority, another PAC, chipped in a $50,000 check to Retire Career Politicians.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
Sweetening the occasion, FedEx chipped in a $50,000 donation to the charity in Scottie’s honor.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
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Blood shortage grows in Middle Tennessee Weather conditions have contributed to a blood shortage in Middle Tennessee with blood banks noting several massive blood transfusions in the past day.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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From the dizzying array of different agave varieties available to the numerous distillation techniques, including ancestral ones that employ clay stills, each step in the production process contributes to the unique character of Mezcal.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The change of manager has interrupted the planning for January.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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An Enemy of the People Earlier this year, climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group interrupted a production of Sam Gold’s electrifying revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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It’s been nearly six months since Stamkos rejected a pay cut in Tampa Bay and signed a 4-year, $32 million contract in Nashville.John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Market Implications of Fed Policy Following the December Fed interest rate cut and FOMC projections, market expectations reflect no interest rate cut in January with fewer rate cuts in 2025 than previously expected.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Chip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chip%20in. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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