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
Like rocks, or shards of glass worn smooth by water over time, we’re still made of the same stuff, but visibly altered, the same but also different somehow and softer.
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Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The image accompanying the post shows a large shard of ice resting on a patch of grass in Morton, just outside Philadelphia.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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
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
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Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The image accompanying the post shows a large shard of ice resting on a patch of grass in Morton, just outside Philadelphia.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shard
Noun
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Saratoga’s geography makes the topic tricky: Fewer than 1% of our parcels are zoned for commercial use, and sales tax dollars account for only a sliver of city revenue.—
Belal Aftab,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Great news for that sliver of Americans in the market for a Land Rover, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce or Aston Martin.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The fragments of the sixth century Byzantine bucket have fascinated researchers since a tractor harrow accidentally unearthed the pieces in 1986.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Back in 2022, the coroner stated that investigators believe the 10,000 human bones and fragments found at Baumeister’s property in the 1990s could belong to 25 victims.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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This approach has proved enormously successful, explaining everything from the behavior of subatomic particles to the evolution of the entire universe.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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Since higher concentrations of aerosol particles creates clouds that are more reflective of the sun’s rays, the strength of an area’s aerosol particle sources matters.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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Within the span of a few days, an innocuous speck can turn a loaf of bread from prime sandwich material into a hideous mass of blue-green fuzz—an appetite-killing sight if ever there was one.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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The dark speck near the bottom at the end of the line is Curiosity.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But planted within that picture was a glimmer of hope — or maybe delusion — for Sabres fans.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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This link between exercise and the gut was barely a glimmer in scientists’ eyes some 15 years ago, when exercise immunologist Marc Cook was a graduate student at the Urbana-Champaign campus.—
Lydia Denworth,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Rumors have begun circulating about the possibility of the Celtics making a major splash to acquire Flagg, a lifelong fan of the team.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The ambitious arthouse studio , which made a big splash with The Substance this past awards season, is growing fast and aiming high.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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Each shot is a singular moment in time, and plates are sometimes imbued with not just the emotional weight of the image but also flecks of dust kicked up by passing dump trucks full of debris.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Then, a volunteer lit the pyre, and flecks of ashes swirled in the air.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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And yet, the poem’s haunting finale carried a shred of hope.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for about 3 1/2 hours until meat shreds easily.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
6 May 2025
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“Shard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shard. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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