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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Recent Examples of slivers
Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Perfect serving size, too, where they are gobbled down before morphing back into plain, lukewarm potato slivers.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Breezy breakfasts begin with visits to the buffet selection indoors, where plates are adorned with slivers of cold meats, cheeses, and sweet pastries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Nobody of his generation is more crafty in manipulating the tiniest slivers of space.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
To hunt for these slivers of a second, the United States Olympic speedskating team has put traditional analytics on ice and turned to a new tool powered by artificial intelligence to simulate skaters’ complex aerodynamics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
So when scientists discovered slivers of much older continental crust surrounded by younger oceanic material, something didn’t add up.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Roseberry has the right instinct in looking to express that while aiming to find slivers of joy, too.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
For a twist on the traditional toppers (and to hint what's inside), garnish with apple slivers.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Perfect serving size, too, where they are gobbled down before morphing back into plain, lukewarm potato slivers.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Breezy breakfasts begin with visits to the buffet selection indoors, where plates are adorned with slivers of cold meats, cheeses, and sweet pastries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Nobody of his generation is more crafty in manipulating the tiniest slivers of space.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
To hunt for these slivers of a second, the United States Olympic speedskating team has put traditional analytics on ice and turned to a new tool powered by artificial intelligence to simulate skaters’ complex aerodynamics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
So when scientists discovered slivers of much older continental crust surrounded by younger oceanic material, something didn’t add up.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Roseberry has the right instinct in looking to express that while aiming to find slivers of joy, too.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
For a twist on the traditional toppers (and to hint what's inside), garnish with apple slivers.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivers
Noun
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Scant artifacts survived those conditions, and almost all the porcelain recovered from the site consisted of shards.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Using two butter knives or a pastry cutter, work the butter into the flour until the mixture looks shaggy, with pea-size pieces and a few flatter shards.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The campaign reaching the ballot would add to a series of looming questions about the future of the map, which slices through Kansas City.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Arrange slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.—
Anna Theoktisto,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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From removing splinters or opening bandages, to snagging ingrown hairs and tightening eyeglass screws, tweezers are one of those travel essentials that my mom never regrets packing.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, older floors tend to creak and squeak underfoot, and may even have loose staples, nails, or wooden splinters that can put you at risk.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The resulting wood chips and soil are either piled in place to rot and decay or hauled offsite.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Google has made its chips available to cloud customers since 2018, with key customers now including Apple and Anthropic.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Complicating any assessment of the incident is the lack of images of bomb fragments from the blast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Researchers analyzed 85 pottery sherds, of which 58 had identifiable fragments of plants.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Serve immediately, topped with additional pepper flakes if desired.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The real punch of coconut flavor comes from the filling, which features both frozen coconut flakes and coconut extract.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The jokes and musical bits are amusing but not groundbreaking, and the story is too light and slow to have a real impact.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Use your hands to agitate the greens (this will dislodge any stubborn bits of grit or dirt), then drain and spin dry.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Eco effort Few & Far Luvhondo operates on solar power and is 100% zero waste, in part thanks to an army of black soldier flies that turn food scraps into fertilizer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Slivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivers. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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