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
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
It’s surrounded by the sea (even the bathtub has a door that opens up to slivers of blue) and feels one with the landscape—in some cases, literally.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
That’s in large part because many of the Democrats have only slivers of daylight between their policies, and ditto for the two Republicans.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The exceptionally large and tender ribs are zested with slivers of lemon.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Tomb 1 also yielded numerous bamboo slivers from the Warring States period.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Strong storms are also possible in northern Oklahoma, central Kansas and slivers of Arkansas and Missouri.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Wrapped in puff pastry with slivers of jalapeño peppers, these retro pigs in a blanket will disappear fast at any party.
—Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
It’s surrounded by the sea (even the bathtub has a door that opens up to slivers of blue) and feels one with the landscape—in some cases, literally.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
That’s in large part because many of the Democrats have only slivers of daylight between their policies, and ditto for the two Republicans.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The exceptionally large and tender ribs are zested with slivers of lemon.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Tomb 1 also yielded numerous bamboo slivers from the Warring States period.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Strong storms are also possible in northern Oklahoma, central Kansas and slivers of Arkansas and Missouri.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivers
Noun
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The dress is adorned with mother of pearl diamond shards, pearls and crystal xillions.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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That film generated some moody power before collapsing into a pile of surrealist-horror shards.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The map slices through Kansas City, splitting the city’s voters across three Republican-leaning districts.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Toast 2–4 slices bread of choice (such as country-style sourdough or multigrain).—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bricks, scorched wood frame splinters and other debris are scattered there.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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China has yet to approve imports of Nvidia chips that Washington previously cleared for sale.—
Neil Shearing,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Manigault was looking around the refrigerators and rows of chips when the man followed him in.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Pastoral care, safeguarding, academic standards, finance, HR, and operations all have to move as one unit, or the work fragments.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Loose bodies are cartilage or bone fragments that float around in the fluid of the elbow joint.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Inspired by pizza classics, and topped with Alfredo and marinara sauces, mozzarella cheese, garlic chicken, red bell peppers, sausage, capicola, hot honey and red pepper flakes.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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For Denver and communities along the Interstate 25 corridor, snow accumulation chances remain low, though a few flakes could mix in Monday.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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In between shout-outs from the crowd, Colbert played it straight, rattling off jokes about the day’s headlines, revealing one last First Draft, and sharing shrewd bits of history about The Ed Sullivan Theater.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Just scrape off large food scraps and let the dishwasher clean the rest.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The wastepaper baskets were filled with real scraps of newspaper.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivers. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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