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Recent Examples of slivered
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
Adjective
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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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.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
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The increasingly splintered ways in which voters seek information, fueled by the rapid changes in technology and media, has kept political campaign strategists on their toes.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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De Los Santos’ changeup sliced toward the bottom left of the zone, and Jensen met it with a three-run double to right to put Kansas City ahead 7-5.—
Latif Love
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Blending dry roasted peanuts with layers of caramel, nougat, and peanut cheesecake on top of a thin layer of chocolate and shortbread cookie crust, this delectable 3-inch square is topped off with a milk chocolate drizzle and chopped Snickers pieces.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The album features 13 songs on a split tracklist, styled after a vinyl or cassette tape, that paints a chronological narrative about the dismantling of a romantic relationship.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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The split-chamber reactor The machine is known as a bias-free photoelectrochemical (PEC) reactor.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Ask for exploded drawings, parts catalogs and repair manuals.—
Romain Pison,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Rebecca Leib,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Law enforcement noted her 2005 GMC Yukon had significant damage, including a smashed headlight and broken windshield, matching debris at the crash site.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Photos shared by the cupcake shop shows the smashed front entrance of the store with a metal barrel on the ground surrounded by broken glass.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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