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
Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 21 Feb. 2025
There are leavening notes here and there: a jazzy sliver of cruciferousness from the cabbage that comes with the kalua pork, or the sharp whistle of vinegar that runs through the thin, sweet sauce drizzled over the juicy, panko-crisped chicken katsu (my clear favorite of the proteins).
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Epidemiologic and traceback data shows fresh, slivered onions used on the Quarter Pounder and other menu items are the likely source of the outbreak, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
But a small sliver of that $3+ billion will still be used for EV chargers.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 21 Feb. 2025
There are leavening notes here and there: a jazzy sliver of cruciferousness from the cabbage that comes with the kalua pork, or the sharp whistle of vinegar that runs through the thin, sweet sauce drizzled over the juicy, panko-crisped chicken katsu (my clear favorite of the proteins).
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
More than 80% of people with E. coli interviewed by government investigators reported eating McDonald’s items containing fresh, slivered onions, the FDA noted.
—Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Epidemiologic and traceback data shows fresh, slivered onions used on the Quarter Pounder and other menu items are the likely source of the outbreak, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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The 32nd anniversary event featured Irish cuisine favorites like fish and chips, beer burgers, and JohnMartin’s signature Irish BBQ wings.—
Sam Navarro,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Still, the bar is high for Nvidia to impress investors who will want confirmation that the chipmaker can continue to release new chips, at a faster pace than in the past.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Its interior is a vast, frozen wasteland, where temperatures can plunge below -40°C and icy winds slice through anything exposed.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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During the segment, the comedian slammed the firing of tens of thousands of federal employees across multiple agencies and levels of importance before slicing his hand open on a prop mug.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Microplastics are fragments of plastic measuring less than five millimeters long—some may be the size of a pencil eraser, while others are several times smaller than the width of a human hair.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The fragment, discovered in 2022, was first reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday with new details.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Safety nets hang in the warm air above the 1,800 species of tropical, subtropical, and temperate plants and trees to catch any falling shards.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Walks off, comes back with first-aid kit, has Finer remove shirt, sits on chair before him, tends to his wounds, picking out shards, putting bloody shards on table, applying salve.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Raw edges add to the appeal but may cause splinters when handling.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Be sure to include tweezers for removing splinters or ticks, gauze for bleeding, antibiotic ointment, blister treatment, children’s pain reliever and antihistamine, antiseptic wipes, and lots of bandages.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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