Synonyms for chip away
chip away

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1. chip away, chip away atverb

   remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"

   Synonyms:
   chip away at

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1. Bob Previdi:

   I don't see where this ends. I see this as continuing to chip away at the foundation of our school system.

2. Robert Jenkins:

   The single greatest risk to financial stability remains excessive leverage in the banking system, some regulators continue to chip away at leverage. The banking lobby is chipping away at the chipping away, and the banking lobby is winning.

3. The Atlantic:

   Despite some shifting numbers, neither our vaccines nor our immune systems are failing us, or even coming close. Vaccine effectiveness isn’t a monolith, and neither is immunity. Staying safe from a virus depends on host and pathogen alike; a change in either can chip away at the barriers that separate the two without obliterating them, which is exactly what we’re seeing now.

4. Junichi Ishikawa:

   Pressure to unwind dollar long positions is mounting and focus is on how long this trend will continue. 'China risk' has dampened hopes for a September rate hike and upcoming data could further chip away at expectations for a Fed tightening.

5. Red Bull:

   You can never make up what you lost last year but I think today we had incredible pace in the car, we could really look after the tires and chip away at it and pass for the lead, but then of course, also, maybe a tiny bit lucky with (Leclerc's) retirement. I think nevertheless our car was really quick today and could have closed that gap.