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chipped

VERB

knock a piece out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chop crack hack nick splinter whack

STRONG

break chisel clip crumble damage flake fragment gash hackle hew incise notch shape shear slash slice sliver snick snip split whittle

WEAK

crack off cut away cut off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

build combine increase join put together

Example Sentences

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chipped

“For savers with money sitting in savings accounts earning a median or average rate, some may be seeing their returns being chipped away,” Roske said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

"When he first moved in he hadn't been chipped or neutered, so that's all taken care of," Dunkley said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The Venetians, in particular, who had dragged their feet about aiding the Romans, came to bitterly regret the fall as the Ottomans gradually chipped away at their maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Queens trailed 7-2 in the second inning but slowly chipped away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

I’d chipped my pinkie nail running to catch the phone.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson