slivers 1 of 2

noun

plural of sliver
as in shards
a small flat piece separated from a whole I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger

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slivers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sliver
as in slices
to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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Recent Examples of slivers
Noun
My dinner began with crisp pork and apple croquettes—delivering all the hearty comfort of a Sunday roast in just a few sweet-and-savory bites—followed by silky slivers of Scottish salmon, cured in-house, of course. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 But embedded in nights such as Tuesday are slivers and morsels of hope and optimism. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2026 According to reports, Brinkley would inject slivers of Billy goat gonads into human scrotums as a cure for impotence. — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 The play was a microcosm of the ability Harvey showcased during his rookie season to turn small slivers of space into big plays. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Although the wealthy Gulf oil states and small slivers of Arab elites flourished within this system, for most people the American order meant only violence, hopelessness, and deprivation. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Combining the compelling crunch and taste of a macaroon cookie with slivers of chocolate in a dreamy churn, Toasted Coconut Chip won Flavor of the Year in 2026. — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 This flaky white fish looks like a gourmet dish when served over a bed of couscous and dressed with mixed greens and colorful radish slivers. — Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 25 July 2026 This white and pink ombré set is elevated with gold slivers to outline each nail. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivers
  1. shards
  2. slices
  3. splinters
  4. chips
  5. fragments
  6. flakes
  7. bits
  8. scraps
Noun
  • Cracking coalition That MAHA could fade out entirely or fracture into negligible shards seems like a very real possibility.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Neighbors are raising questions about the school's field where a student was injured by shards of glass.
    — Payton May, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of shards
Verb
  • Greece's prime minister rejected a maritime agreement between Libya and Turkey, which slices ownership of part of the eastern Mediterranean Sea between the two countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Wild Lab Bakery sells decadent peanut butter cup cookies, as well, and Missy’s Pies slices up a droolworthy combo that features a layer of peanut butter on top of a chocolate brownie.
    — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of slices
Noun
  • And why didn’t Colman get splinters during the film’s steamy bonking scenes?
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Legend has it this imperative caused the park’s architect, William Russell Everitt, to smash the original model to splinters with a baseball bat.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of splinters
Noun
  • Modern chips depend on technologies that control electrical current, store information, and move data between components.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Asian tech companies, which play an integral role in the global electronics supply chain, have been buoyed by insatiable demand for components such as semiconductor chips needed to build massive AI data centers.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of chips
Noun
  • Along the edge of the fantastically thin solar crescent, the brilliant orange points known as Baily’s Beads flash and disappear—the last fragments of photospheric light visible through deep lunar valleys.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the tray, crafted from natural capiz shell and embellished with gold leaf fragments, is a signature MacKenzie-Childs piece, reimagined to echo Dibs’ hero innovation, the Status Stick Face-and-Body Highlighter.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • The marinade combines tamarind purée, fish sauce, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and cumin, with extra glaze brushed on for maximum flavor and char.
    — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Additionally, using a toothbrush and a little dish detergent can help remove oils and skin flakes.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of flakes
Noun
  • A lot of higher-frequency sound from machinery, bits of people’s conversations, and some general hum still came through.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • While most bits of ice and rock that burn up are the size of dust grains or pebbles, fireballs arise from debris ranging from the size of a marble to that of a small boulder.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • There are scraps of industrial, cybergrind, metalcore, and death metal in this stew, as well as a healthy garnish of Godflesh’s machinelike relentlessness, all of it well balanced.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The patchwork bag is made from the soft leather and suede scraps left over from the creation of Coach bags.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of scraps

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