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Definition of sliverednext

slivered

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verb

past tense of sliver
as in sliced
to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slivered
Adjective
Sprinkle with goat cheese and slivered almonds. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivered
Adjective
  • The 911 call transcripts consisted of 17 pages of calls made out of the area in the moments after Good was shot and offered a profane, splintered glimpse into eyewitness accounts.
    Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Use it as a tablecloth or to cover hard seats or splintered benches, or spread it out for a picnic lunch.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Add 1 large shallot, thinly sliced into rings, and 8 garlic cloves, crushed, and cook, stirring often, until softened and light golden around the edges, 3–4 minutes.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Challenger sliced through a clear blue sky, away from the launch pad on a catapult of orange flame.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Painting seems like an easy fix for cracked or discolored grout.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Besides being dangerous, downloading cracked software also poses legal risks.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sprinkle sliced or chopped almonds on oatmeal, cereal, or yogurt parfaits.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Quick cooking oats are flattened, chopped, par-cooked, and dehydrated.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • However, the capacity growth represents a split market.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Right in the middle of Brooklyn, that part where Gowanus and Carroll Gardens meet, is a log cabin with roaring fire pits out front and split-log patio chairs.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Some astronomers believe the source of the glow to be pulsars — the spinning leftovers of exploded stars — while others point to colliding particles of dark matter, an elusive and invisible form of matter that is believed to be five times more abundant than regular matter.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The chicken and cherry tomatoes roast together on a single sheet pan, then the chicken is topped with cheese and finished with spoonfuls of the smashed, roasted tomatoes.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Officers arrived and identified 48 vehicles with smashed windows.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025

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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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