as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger
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Recent Examples of sliver
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
The bar serves small bites from chef Jesus Martinez, including melty chicken and tomatillo salsa tamales, and a sea bass ceviche speckled with slivers of habanero pepper served atop velvety leche de tigre.
—Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 May 2025
Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The company’s recent earnings report was impacted by an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on its Quarter Pounders, which sickened hundreds of customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Mostly, that this writer and interviewer has only seen a sliver of the film in question (the first 28 minutes, naturally), as the full film was not available to press on the occasion of our interview.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
The bar serves small bites from chef Jesus Martinez, including melty chicken and tomatillo salsa tamales, and a sea bass ceviche speckled with slivers of habanero pepper served atop velvety leche de tigre.
—Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 May 2025
Verb
McDonald’s said Friday that slivered onions from the Colorado Springs facility were distributed to approximately 900 of its restaurants, including some in transportation hubs like airports.
—Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The company’s recent earnings report was impacted by an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on its Quarter Pounders, which sickened hundreds of customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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The logic was sound: own the infrastructure, capture margin, and secure Western chip sovereignty, but execution has been, at best, uneven.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Take the quiz here … CRUNCH TIME – Lay's unveils controversial new chip flavor.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Most of these pristine hailstones go directly to a cold lab in Colorado, where they are sliced with a hot wire band saw.—
Seth Borenstein,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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The pair later sliced into a two-tiered wedding cake topped with fresh grapes and figs.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The ash contains tiny fragments that can damage lung tissue and cause respiratory illnesses, like silicosis.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Microplastics are polymer fragments that can range from less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) down to 1/25,000th of an inch (1 micrometer).—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Less than two minutes into the burn, the motor's exhaust nozzle violently shattered into countless shards of debris.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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The shards weren’t discovered in the Alberts’ yard until after 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, according to Vanity Fair.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Check out Brecher's website for a breakdown of the filters and other peripherals used to capture and edit the cosmic splinter portrait.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Lee, a 40-year-old legislator, previously served as the PPP’s youngest party leader before being ousted by Yoon’s faction and subsequently founding his own splinter party.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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