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
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 Arranged over the top are dollops of crema and slivers of pickled yellow squash. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 And moments, by definition, are tiny slivers in time. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 Excitement toward the new tech has driven up shares of quantum computing stocks in recent years, but the sector is also susceptible to dramatic swings on slivers of news. — Annie Palmer,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 June 2026 An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The dress is shaped by a series of cutouts down the bodice, exposing slivers of the dancer’s skin. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivers
  1. shards
  2. slices
  3. splinters
  4. chips
  5. fragments
  6. flakes
  7. bits
  8. scraps
Noun
  • To keep her shards together, Lyman had imposed a new organizing principle on her life.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As he was pulled back up, shop owner and witness Anna Medina said, his right leg was cut by the shards of glass.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of shards
Verb
  • That line slices the plane into two halves, one of which will contain two corners of the outer triangle (the bottom half in the figure below).
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • You may already be accustomed to changing channels frequently since the NFL eagerly slices up its schedule across multiple networks.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slices
Noun
  • 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
  • Congress can swing the axe but taxpayers pick up the splinters.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of splinters
Noun
  • Amazon’s growth can be directly linked to its data center chips, with the company disclosing revenue for this part of the business for the first time this year.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Variety snack packs refer to packs of snacks with multiple flavors of chips or cookies.
    — Parents, Parents, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of chips
Noun
  • Three loose fan blade fragments were recovered from the engine.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • None of this has occurred in the Russian-Ukrainian case, except in fragments—and the result has been an effort without commitment, coherence, or momentum.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Luxury cocktails have come a long way from gold flakes and rare spirits.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The combination of balsamic vinegar, garlic, fennel seeds, and Calabrian chile flakes puts a decidedly Italian twist on the beloved condiment.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of flakes
Noun
  • The full-bodied physicality with which delas Alas imbues her performance turns such punishingly poignant bits into the stuff of boisterous spectacle.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The yoke-like steering features hammered aluminum bits, referencing the armor worn by medieval knights.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • Take one scroll through his Instagram account, which shows off photos of trotters (pig feet) stuffed with sweetbreads (animal pancreas) and Alsatian headcheese (a mold made of pig scraps, usually from the animal’s head).
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, compostable cups, cutlery and bin liners were mixed in with a delivery of food scraps and lobster shells.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scraps

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