shavings

plural of shaving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shavings
Noun
  • The group splinters and each one pushes on, praying for another exit.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Outside of these moments, the audience scatters, the conversation splinters, and the mirage vanishes.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This classic recipe is complemented by slivers of bacon and ranch, two Southern favorites.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • People have seen slivers in movies like Paid in Full and read conjecture online, but beneath the surface is an entire world that hasn’t been seen before.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The maintenance of this expertise took dedicated chunks of time that had to be spread over lengthy and secure careers.
    Time, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This shock vaporized chunks of the industrial bases of nations around the world, including the United States.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the hardest parts of shelter life is social isolation.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In recent months, China expanded visa waivers to tourists from much of Europe, Asia, and parts of the Middle East, sought to attract more international students to its universities and exchange programs, and boosted its trade and diplomatic relationships with the rest of the world.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Shavings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shavings. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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