as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Use a splint for pain control: Wearing a splint at night might help your child to move an affected joint less.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Dentists have commonly treated the disorder with splints and orthodontics.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Many broken toes can heal with self-care approaches, rest, and a splint.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
For Grade 3 sprains, a brace, splint, or cast is likely required for several weeks.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Dentists have commonly treated the disorder with splints and orthodontics.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Many broken toes can heal with self-care approaches, rest, and a splint.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
For Grade 3 sprains, a brace, splint, or cast is likely required for several weeks.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Meanwhile, the air force is increasing its dependence on Chinese components such as chips and rare-earth materials.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fried Foods Fried foods include savory treats like french fries, chips, and chicken nuggets.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the time, only a sliver of US car sales were imports and few Americans had even heard of Toyota or Honda.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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Far from busier beach bars that draw maritime visitors, Island Paradise Restaurant offers classic Caribbean fare bursting with flavor in a quaint local home with a sliver of an ocean view.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For millennia, great powers have used diplomacy in this way to forestall conflict, recruit new partners, and splinter enemy coalitions.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The design is classic and functional, and it’s made from a weather-resistant and UV-resistant material that won’t rot, splinter, chip, or peel.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The restoration works enhanced the grotto’s surface and its rich and elaborate scheme, made of rustic, polychrome and multi-material mosaics featuring shells, glass pastes, semi-precious stones, stone fragments and mineral crusts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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These represent fragments of all the things that might currently be on your mind.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Good: deliberately allowing his hands to be pierced by shards of glass to transform his body into a swiss-army knife.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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The window completely shattered, sending shards of glass through the office, according to the party.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those bales are sold to processors, who mechanically or chemically break them down into pellets, flakes, or fibers.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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To boost these levels and restore energy, try eating foods high in carbohydrates, such as whole grains like oats or bran flakes, and fruits like bananas or apples.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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