as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Dort has missed just four games for the Thunder this season but wore a splint/wrap on his injured pinky finger until early February.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Persisting shin splints then prevented Luis from practicing regularly, limited his production, and ultimately required surgery in April.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Caused by repetitive activity like running, shin splints are an inflammation of the muscles and tendons around the tibia.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Wearing splints on wrists or elbows to allow a neutral position overnight may help ease symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Persisting shin splints then prevented Luis from practicing regularly, limited his production, and ultimately required surgery in April.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Caused by repetitive activity like running, shin splints are an inflammation of the muscles and tendons around the tibia.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
Wearing splints on wrists or elbows to allow a neutral position overnight may help ease symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Both men’s and women’s finals last year had a 3-2 score, and Auburn clinched the men’s title when a chip on the 17th hole by Florida State’s Luke Clanton rolled into the cup and popped out.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Bringing chip production to the country, however, has been a difficult and lengthy process.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Saratoga’s geography makes the topic tricky: Fewer than 1% of our parcels are zoned for commercial use, and sales tax dollars account for only a sliver of city revenue.—
Belal Aftab,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Great news for that sliver of Americans in the market for a Land Rover, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce or Aston Martin.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Also maybe if their marital loins produced any Wood splinters.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Many of them splinter and rebrand so quickly that automated moderation becomes virtually impossible.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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The other was almost entirely absent of decoration, but was found with fragments of fabric, which could have come from a material case or the clothes the deceased owner was wearing when buried.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Psaki’s show will, at least, be one fragment among all the others, and perhaps a relatively noticeable one.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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Like rocks, or shards of glass worn smooth by water over time, we’re still made of the same stuff, but visibly altered, the same but also different somehow and softer.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The image accompanying the post shows a large shard of ice resting on a patch of grass in Morton, just outside Philadelphia.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ask the Builder: Why your exterior paint peels and flakes.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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How to Take Chlorella and Spirulina Chlorella and spirulina are mainly sold as powder, tablets, extracts, capsules, or flakes.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
8 May 2025
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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