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
Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 16 July 2025
For some Jewish Democrats, there’s a sliver of hope that opening a conversation might lead to change.
—Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in November that slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the probable source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to temporarily stop selling the menu item.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Broadcasting services squeezed Republican lawmakers are looking at codifying a sliver of the almost $200 billion DOGE claims to have saved the federal government.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 16 July 2025
For some Jewish Democrats, there’s a sliver of hope that opening a conversation might lead to change.
—Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Verb
Crushed pistachios, slivered almonds and two blackberries spread over a silky custard awash with sweet, nutty flavor.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in November that slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the probable source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to temporarily stop selling the menu item.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract maker of chips and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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How To Serve Peach Salsa Pita chips are another good option.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To make this má là pig ear recipe, the ears are braised then thinly sliced, their cartilage softening into noodle-like ribbons.—
Jessica Liang,
Saveur,
6 Aug. 2025
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Just as eerie is its sound design, which evocatively captures, for instance, the squish of a scalpel slicing through alien flesh.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two algorithms then went to work: one assembling the fragments into complete molecular structures, the other predicting which of those structures would pack the strongest antibacterial punch.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2025
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For me, the early hours offer clarity before the day fragments.—
Marian Evans,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For a 2001 collection, Alexander McQueen created a scaly bodice out of glass microscope slides painted blood red, then paired it with an exuberant skirt of dyed red-and-black ostrich plumes, contrasting the brittle, angular shards with the soft, floating feathers.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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These recalls were issued over concerns of clear plastic shards within products, allergy mislabeling and possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.—
Suzanne Blake
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Trump splinters with Federal Society Trump and his allies are waging a war against the Federalist Society as parts of his second-term agenda are blocked by some of his own judicial nominees.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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The butterfly-open design gives quick access to tweezers for bee stings or wooden splinters, and sharp scissors for clipping trail tape or loose threads—all while staying impressively lightweight.—
Brandon Schultz,
Travel + Leisure,
17 July 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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