as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Your doctor may also prescribe corticosteroids, which are synthetic anti-inflammatory medicines, or suggest using a splint or brace to help relieve pressure on the area.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
The hospital's remaining staffers got creative, making beds and crutches out of wood and using clothes instead of gauze for makeshift splints.
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ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
The 25-year-old lefty has played through the injury, wearing a protective splint on the finger that fell off during Wednesday’s tense battle against OKC, and has logged at least 18 minutes in each of the Celtics’ last 22 games.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
The hospital's remaining staffers got creative, making beds and crutches out of wood and using clothes instead of gauze for makeshift splints.
—
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
The 25-year-old lefty has played through the injury, wearing a protective splint on the finger that fell off during Wednesday’s tense battle against OKC, and has logged at least 18 minutes in each of the Celtics’ last 22 games.
—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
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The parents of a 7-year-old Michigan boy whose weight ballooned to 255 pounds due to a steady diet of chips, French fries and apple juice are accused of killing their son.
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Without a doubt, with rising memory and chip prices, healthcare organizations that are increasingly leveraging the best of AI applications will face significant cost and infrastructure decisions.
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In short, Spiegler explains that the art world has expanded its supply of art, of dealers, and of fairs—but not of art sales to coveted collectors, which remain a rare sliver of the global population.
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Summer is inarguably tank top season given that soaring temperatures make the thought of having anything beyond a sliver of fabric feel unbearable.
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On director Rupert Wyatt’s Desert Warrior (2025), Mettler was the lead film editor, splinter unit director and associate producer.
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But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
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Earlier this May, IAA officials said a child's chance discovery in the Negev Desert led to the identification of a 1,700-year-old Roman-era statuette fragment.
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Investigators X-rayed 70 of the dogs, and discovered the evidence of bullet fragments.
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Hall had shards of glass in his chest when he was found, per Utilma Hora.
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In 2020, Ross became mostly blind in one eye after repeatedly getting metal shards in it and developing an infection in his cornea.
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Watching Nadav tear into his first-ever Parisian croissant at breakfast that first morning, golden flakes scattering everywhere, I was reminded that discovering a city isn’t reserved for first visits.
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Damaged surfaces can make cooking harder and are tough to clean, not to mention chips and flakes can make their way into your food.
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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