as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Caused by repetitive activity like running, shin splints are an inflammation of the muscles and tendons around the tibia.
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Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Wearing splints on wrists or elbows to allow a neutral position overnight may help ease symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Use a splint for pain control: Wearing a splint at night might help your child to move an affected joint less.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Dentists have commonly treated the disorder with splints and orthodontics.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
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Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Wearing splints on wrists or elbows to allow a neutral position overnight may help ease symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Use a splint for pain control: Wearing a splint at night might help your child to move an affected joint less.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Dentists have commonly treated the disorder with splints and orthodontics.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Every phone in the Galaxy S25 range has the same super-fast processor inside: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Nvidia has responded by designing chips for the Chinese market that have complied with the changing rules.—
Stephen Nellis,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Karts go 30 miles per hour, and the course includes a sliver of track form the real grand prix circuit.—
Ryan Slattery,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Even during the partial phases of a total eclipse, the remaining sliver of the sun's disk is still bright enough to overwhelm the faint corona.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Not only was a large splinter of the bat traveling toward him, but the baseball was, too.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Zigzagging rooftops nod to hawksbill turtle shells, and the beach house–style interiors have beds fringed by gauzy drapes bound with sisal rope and breezy bathrooms with terrazzo floors made from shell splinters and mother-of-pearl.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bread sold in six different states has been voluntarily recalled after fragments of glass were found on top of the bread, the Food and Drug Administration has announced.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Stencils and fragments of text are also incorporated.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The explosion blew out the unit’s window frames, scattering glass shards all across the kitchen and living room.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Maple bats tend to splinter regularly sending shards like projectiles into the stands, while birch bats are more durable.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ask the Builder: Why your exterior paint peels and flakes.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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How to Take Chlorella and Spirulina Chlorella and spirulina are mainly sold as powder, tablets, extracts, capsules, or flakes.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
8 May 2025
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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