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Recent Examples of slivered
Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Sprinkle with goat cheese and slivered almonds.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivered
Adjective
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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
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The aftermath left shattered concrete and splintered wood — visible reminders of what Villar calls reckless driving.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Holmquist’s slick reverse layup early in the fourth quarter sliced Sonora’s deficit to one point, 48-47.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Refrigerating leeks whole, rather than sliced, is the safest option, says Amalaradjou.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Painting seems like an easy fix for cracked or discolored grout.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
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Besides being dangerous, downloading cracked software also poses legal risks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Zoë Kravitz, Kristen Stewart, Lily Allen, and Quinta Brunson have all had their bangs chopped above mid-forehead.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
10 Jan. 2026
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After rocking a bob back at the Met Gala, Anderson chopped her chin-length strands even shorter just in time for Paris Fashion Week.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The split vote denied the motion, which would've sent it to Ocean City Council for the next steps.—
Alicia Roberts,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says reaching the center of the wreckage at the exploded ammunition plant will be slow and complex.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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 22 Jan. 2026.
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