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Recent Examples of slivered
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
The dish was popularized in the western Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno, where Ross Davis first piled slivered onions onto thin beef patties at his Hamburger Inn.
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Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
Carrots and cabbage get a major upgrade with slivered almonds, golden raisins, and a tangy dressing.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
Pine nuts can swap out for slivered or sliced almonds, or sunflower or hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas).
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The wealthy also delighted in creative food sculptures — gelatin molded into playing cards and cheese or cream decorated with slivered almonds to look like a hedgehog.
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Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
The dish was popularized in the western Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno, where Ross Davis first piled slivered onions onto thin beef patties at his Hamburger Inn.
—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
Carrots and cabbage get a major upgrade with slivered almonds, golden raisins, and a tangy dressing.
—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
Pine nuts can swap out for slivered or sliced almonds, or sunflower or hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas).
—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivered
Adjective
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Goldman’s attempt to present himself as the sole champion of labor in the race is complicated by the fact that labor’s verdict on his candidacy is more splintered than is common for a candidate in his position.
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The Armenia Alliance bloc led by former President Robert Kocharyan is hovering around 10%, while the rest of the splintered opposition remained in the mid to low single digits.
Verb
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Warm scacciata, a traditional Sicilian bread, is presented whole and sliced warm to order.
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Today, Sauk Trail, which once weaved its way from Rock Island and the Mississippi River on the west to Indiana and beyond, has been chopped, diced, and sliced by road builders.
Adjective
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No amount of paint can hide cracked plaster, bumps, nail holes, or uneven textures.
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Never soak leather or put it in the washing machine, which can result in dry, cracked, misshapen gloves that end up in the trash.
Verb
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Second, the animation in the trailer for the new Shrek movie is, some are saying, chopped and unc.
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Right now, Amazon chopped $300 off the Omen’s usual $2,199 list price to send it under $1,900.
Adjective
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Type of equipment, efficiency rating, installation complexity and electrical upgrades can all impact the total cost of your ductless mini-split installation.
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The California State Legislature is set to vote this week on SB 1090, which, if approved, would temporarily block certain housing density laws that allow split lots and multi-unit construction on single-family Altadena lots.
Adjective
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If, for David Lynch, ideas are like fish in a river, then for Danish provocateur Nicolas Winding Refn, those ideas are like chunks of excrement in an exploded sewage pipe.
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Astronomically, the Beehive is considered an open star cluster, a group of young stars that formed from the same hydrogen nebula, sprinkled with heavier elements from a long-since exploded star.
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.
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Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
Adjective
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In a little cove below the falls, five feet of smashed canvas and wood testified to the fate of the canoe that had dumped.
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Detectives also found Murphy’s phone with a smashed screen.
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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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