as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a chippy, defensive fellow whose alma mater was the school of hard knocks
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Recent Examples of chippy
Biden gets chippy with China America’s AI future can’t happen without computer chips, and neither can China’s.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
Saturday's James Madison-Charlotte matchup got a bit chippy at a point, but one player might have taken things a bit too far.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
There was one noticeably chippy play when, after Samuel caught a pass over the middle of the field from Joshua Dobbs, he was knocked to the ground on a high hit from safety Tayler Hawkins.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
A little chippy Oftentimes, joint practices lead to skirmishes or all-out fights.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
Saturday's James Madison-Charlotte matchup got a bit chippy at a point, but one player might have taken things a bit too far.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
There was one noticeably chippy play when, after Samuel caught a pass over the middle of the field from Joshua Dobbs, he was knocked to the ground on a high hit from safety Tayler Hawkins.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
A little chippy Oftentimes, joint practices lead to skirmishes or all-out fights.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chippy
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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That aggressive style of play limited how often Creighton could set up a half-court offense anchored by 7-1 center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who is four inches taller than Ejiofor, the biggest St. John’s starter.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The militant group accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement by targeting refugees with airstrikes, delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, and restricting humanitarian aid.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The militant group also accused Israel of delaying the entry of essential medicines and hospital supplies, as well as not allowing tents, prefabricated houses, fuel, or rubble-removing machines into Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But several of Barker’s best moments and best performances have come in high-pressure games or in hostile atmospheres.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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But what Briner sees as a way of enhancing opportunities for people and communities – defined in the law as social equity applicants – was viewed as hostile to those same applicants during testimony last week.—
Peter Callaghan,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Since winning at Boise State on Jan. 4 and blowing out Air Force at home four days later, the season had become a grind – a double-digit loss at New Mexico, a rare home loss against UNLV, a string of ugly wins against the Mountain West’s bottom-feeders after overcoming dangerously large deficits.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Aside from being ugly, your chocolate will be grainy and crumbly and a little sad.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
15 Feb. 2025
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Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Coming off a contentious last couple weeks for his film’s awards campaign, Audiard had a more light-hearted opportunity to reflect on his Best Picture nominee.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2025
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This misalignment impairs your sleep and concentration, and can leave you feeling irritable.—
Mackenzie Gamble,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Here’s one way to take your mind off a certain election that seems to have everyone tense and irritable these days — consider that Tahoe ski season is almost here.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Chippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chippy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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