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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spall
Noun
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Everyone has a smartphone and a digital banking app, and the data centers loaded with Nvidia or AMD chips can easily handle the computing requirements.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Built on the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip and 8GB of RAM as the Quest 3, the 3S boasts high-fidelity hand tracking, full-color passthrough and improved thermal efficiency.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The ash contains tiny fragments that can damage lung tissue and cause respiratory illnesses, like silicosis.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Microplastics are polymer fragments that can range from less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) down to 1/25,000th of an inch (1 micrometer).—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
Noun
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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
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Fragmentation splinters data, so even simple tasks drag.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The best hair gels can perfectly slick back a bun, lay stubborn flyaways to rest, or coax your curls into a uniform spiral, but the wrong ones will lead to mid-afternoon hair lined with flakes, frizz, and even damage.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 June 2025
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There are other ways to slow down your eating without adding paprika or chili flakes.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Less than two minutes into the burn, the motor's exhaust nozzle violently shattered into countless shards of debris.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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The shards weren’t discovered in the Alberts’ yard until after 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, according to Vanity Fair.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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“Spall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spall. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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