spall

as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations

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Recent Examples of spall The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet. Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018 The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway. Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017
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Noun
  • Rare earth is part of this story, as is AI, chip making, tariffs, the dollar as reserve currency… the list goes on and on.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Despite a $20 billion investment in new chip factories and billions in federal funding, Intel reported significant losses and leadership changes.
    Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • If there’s a sliver of doubt or faulty prosecutorial strategy, it will be perceived as an agenda to railroad a Black man.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2025
  • The conversations revolve around the ephemeral nature of these establishments, the high-speed turnover, and the competition for a sliver of this city.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The injury was severe -- a complete break across her femur with multiple fragments.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 11 July 2025
  • Not even fragments of bones showed up in their feces, the team found.
    Mark Price July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • There were a few blowdowns and freshly busted logs, their splinters cast across the trail like confetti.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
  • Fragmentation splinters data, so even simple tasks drag.
    Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Hawaiian Wedding Cake, which blends coconut flakes with pieces of tangy pineapple and cake.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Once hot, add in grated garlic, red pepper flakes, and onion powder.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Any line, any poem, can only be made of shards and grains.
    Cindy Juyoung Ok June 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Pure Heroine is so effective, and why Melodrama can feel at once like walking across shards of glass and experiencing an euphoric release.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025

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“Spall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spall. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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