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shard

noun

Definition of shard

as in sliver

a small sharp piece of something (such as glass or pottery) Watch out for the shards of glass on the floor.

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Recent Examples of shard The genetic blood disease can feel like shards of glass racing through veins, attacking every organ, Ogunsile said. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 From the construction debris and pottery shards, in Hadrian’s day, the structure appeared to archaeologists to have been abandoned. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026 Two GB10s leverage a software technology called tensor parallelism to split, or shard, an AI model across both machines, harnessing them as a team to share the load and deliver results. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shard

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Noun

How can a sliver of that game day vibrancy be repeated on the average weekday?

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
As a destination, Italy has exploded in popularity since the pandemic and the airing of the Max hit series The White Lotus, which broadcast just a sliver of what the country can offer visitors.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of sliver

Noun

After the cabin lights dim, sleep comes in fragments, and a travel pillow does little to ease a stiff neck.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 7 July 2026
The most notable finds were a group of gold coins dated to the reign of Roman emperor Constantius II, who ruled between 337 and 361, and a collection of about 200 ostraca—pottery fragments used as writing surfaces—inscribed in Coptic and Greek.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

Definition of fragment

Noun

Axiom Materials will test how advanced materials perform against rain, hail, and airborne particles.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Those particles may have been grinding in the joint, causing mechanical wear on the cobalt-chromium femoral head that released cobalt into the surrounding tissue and bloodstream.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 June 2026
One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Tuesday's rescue marked another glimmer of hope amid the disaster that has devastated the South American country.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of glimmer

Noun

Their main flaw is that the protagonists rarely display a shred of agency or activity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.

— Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

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