chit

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Recent Examples of chit Foreign politicians called in chits with celebrities who had personal connections to the president and his family, avoiding their own embassies in the process. Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021 What came of it is The Art of Small Talk, an eight-hour audiobook from Malcom Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries, that expands on the original premise — with scientific research, expert interviews, celebrity guest spots and, of course, chit chat. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Advertisement The Securities and Exchanges Board of India is still probing Hindenburg’s allegations, but the market seems to have taken the apex court’s recent observation as a clean chit to Adani. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 25 May 2023 In 2018, the Central Bureau of Investigation gave him a clean chit in the matter. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 12 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for chit 
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Noun
  • The search for, and then bonding with, the young lass understandably got Gibbs reflecting on the tragic loss of his daughter Kelly, in the same car crash that killed his wife Shannon.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
  • In a trice couples formed, and the dancers whirled away more wildly, more extravagantly than before, for all the lads and lasses were fired with ambition to show us how real Hungarians could dance.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Here’s your chance, lads and lassies, to snap up a historic home in Scotland from one of the United States’ most beloved musicians.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In return for wealth for her family, our lassie agrees to live with the White Bear in his palace.
    Sarah Schutte, National Review, 12 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders’ Cup, from the Future Stars Friday as juveniles, to the fantastic fillies, magnificent mares and classic colts that produce a lifetime of enjoyment for their connections and fans.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Pictured above sailing to the top of her class last spring by winning the Kentucky Oaks in the raging slop on May 3, it’s become clear since then that not much, and certainly no other filly, can stop Thorpedo Anna.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Everyone seemed concerned but there was nothing to be done because the bird was out of reach.
    New York Times, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023
  • While Flaco had been spotted in various parts of the city, police admitted the bird was difficult to capture and was certainly a flight risk.
    Tina Burnside, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • Staged at The Dorchester Hotel, where Hubert de Givenchy held his first UK show in 1955, the collection felt like peeking into a 1950’s debutante’s wardrobe.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Four previous champions and two debutantes are among the 16 teams that will be competing for Libertadores glory in October.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Now every nubile deb has her eye on him, and our poor heroine doesn’t seem to stand a chance.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
  • The debutante fashion show is a requirement for the girls to complete the personal development part of the 16-month deb program.
    Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 3 June 2019

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“Chit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chit. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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