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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivered
Adjective
  • Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The urban landscape, with its cracked sidewalks, patchy transit, and the lurking possibility of violence, is a daily challenge.
    Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • Use a volcanic-rock molcajete or mortar and pestle to smash the fruit and serve, perhaps with a pinch of cilantro chopped on top.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Wayward rhizomes that pop up as new plants can be hoed or chopped.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Wednesday’s game was postponed because of inclement weather, and the Royals will play a split doubleheader against the Cardinals on Thursday.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
  • They should not be cracked, split or otherwise compromised.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Show more Brian described seeing the attacker holding two bottles full of a clear liquid and an exploded carafe that had already been detonated on the ground in front of him.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 2 June 2025
  • She is also considered to be at the center of many of the exploded prison’s unraveling secrets.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Customers looking for a punch of protein can add rotisserie-style chicken or steak at no additional cost or can pay extra for a scoop of smashed avocado.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Video from the crash site showed a silver Infiniti SUV with damage to the hood and a smashed windshield.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • There is a broken down vehicle on I-670 between I-70 (West) and Central Avenue/Exit 1A.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
  • Plenty of bro love fills that gap in the serviceable sequel, which teams action-hero CPA Christian (Ben Affleck) with his hitman sibling Braxton (Jon Bernthal) to solve a mystery involving a broken family and human trafficking.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • For employers navigating a fractured and fast-evolving regulatory landscape, the measure promises temporary clarity, but at the cost of state-level experimentation and innovation.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Even the fractured relationships within the Cypress family, which should be the beating heart pulling all these multiplying subplots together, feel underbaked, paced more according to narrative necessity than organic emotional growth.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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