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chips are down

ADJECTIVE

momentous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consequential crucial decisive eventful far-reaching fateful historic meaningful memorable notable pivotal significant weighty

WEAK

big considerable critical earth-shaking earth-shattering epochal grave heavy heavy number material of moment outstanding substantial vital

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconsequential insignificant meaningless ordinary trivial uneventful unimportant unnoteworthy unremarkable unsubstantial

WEAK

immaterial trifling

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Shares in CoreWeave, which builds data centers with Nvidia chips, are down 26% since it revealed a delay last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“We’ve seen that here. ... It’s just very hopeful that when the chips are down, people do step up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

They may lie all the time, but when the chips are down, they gaslight.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

He also has Galvin, who might be a better pick when the chips are down.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

But, now the chips are down, the people have funked out on me.

From Generals Help Themselves by Pease, M. C.

chips are down

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