as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
The hospital's remaining staffers got creative, making beds and crutches out of wood and using clothes instead of gauze for makeshift splints.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
The 25-year-old lefty has played through the injury, wearing a protective splint on the finger that fell off during Wednesday’s tense battle against OKC, and has logged at least 18 minutes in each of the Celtics’ last 22 games.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
For international patients traveling to Turkey for rhinoplasty, clinics often structure treatment timelines around approximately a week in the country to allow for early post-operative checks and splint removal, although schedules can vary depending on the surgeon and the complexity of the case.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
The 25-year-old lefty has played through the injury, wearing a protective splint on the finger that fell off during Wednesday’s tense battle against OKC, and has logged at least 18 minutes in each of the Celtics’ last 22 games.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
For international patients traveling to Turkey for rhinoplasty, clinics often structure treatment timelines around approximately a week in the country to allow for early post-operative checks and splint removal, although schedules can vary depending on the surgeon and the complexity of the case.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Sean McVay’s team has a chip on its shoulder after watching the division rival Seattle Seahawks lift the Lombardi Trophy last season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Scheffler was in the thick collar of rough to the right of the par-3 17th, facing a chip over a ridge and down toward the hole.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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This is merely a sliver of the warm welcome Bhatia received on Friday, which saw an impressive second round that thrusted the powerful lefty to one-under-par on the day and minus-4 overall, comfortably in the Top 20 heading into the weekend.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2026
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While the group claims it was formed by splinter factions of the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, authorities have accused it of being a front for the TTP.—
Riaz Khan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Not-so-splendid splinter During a 1976 game against the Dodgers at San Diego Stadium, Padres left-hander Randy Jones was pitching to the Dodgers’ Bill Russell to lead off the seventh inning.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Hall was found dead at a villa with head injuries, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reported, and had shards of glass from a glass door in his chest, per local outlet Ultima Hora.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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For context, Juszczyk is a 6-foot-1, 235-pound behemoth whose knees probably feel like broken shards of glass at this point in his life.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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For Denver and communities along the Interstate 25 corridor, snow accumulation chances remain low, though a few flakes could mix in Monday.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The condition causes itchy eyes, puffy eyelids and crusty flakes along the eyelashes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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