as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Quickly, other motorists stopped to help, and the group used a windshield wiper, a metal rod from a car jack, and seatbelts as splints and tourniquets to keep Whitt from bleeding to death.
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That membrane and the shells were once used as vegetal dyes for basket splints.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Montgomery said Moore, who will wear a small splint – in the field and at the plate – to prevent the thumb from bending backwards, will need a brief minor league rehab stint before returning to the Angels.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Sports first-aid kit: Athletes are more likely to be injured when playing contact sports or heavily exerting themselves, which is why sports first-aid kits usually include splints, wraps, athletic tape, cold compresses and pain relievers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That membrane and the shells were once used as vegetal dyes for basket splints.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Montgomery said Moore, who will wear a small splint – in the field and at the plate – to prevent the thumb from bending backwards, will need a brief minor league rehab stint before returning to the Angels.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Sports first-aid kit: Athletes are more likely to be injured when playing contact sports or heavily exerting themselves, which is why sports first-aid kits usually include splints, wraps, athletic tape, cold compresses and pain relievers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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That new self-sufficiency has required significant investments in AI chips for the team to train its models, though Suleyman declined to comment on the size of the team’s GPU stash.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Salon and some at-home gel manicures require a UV or LED lamp to cure the polish, resulting in a longer-lasting, chip-resistant, and shinier finish.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Really, this is only a sliver of a joke.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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About 1 foot from the shoot tip, make a 1 to 2 inch incision along the stem and through a bud to create a wedge; prop the wedge open with a sliver of wood such as a toothpick.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After cutting and trimming any splinters, place the stakes behind the trellis.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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The revelation felt like a splinter that lodged itself in Kai’s heart.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Doctors were reportedly unable to remove some of the bullet fragments from his face, and a bone near his eye was also broken.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Avoid handling hot shards or surfaces.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Today, that can mean a stair railing sculpted from cast bronze or a chandelier made of 450 shards of selenite (both, by the way, are Henault commissions).—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sprinkle top with sea salt flakes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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Where the winter flakes are flying.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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