as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Now, although fortified by the bye week and a win over the last-place Raiders, Herbert must also contend with the limitation of playing with a cast or splint on his left hand.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Likewise, those trying to tackle more technical or remote rucks should carry a first aid kit, preferably with a SAM splint, and a GPS or mapping app of some kind.
—Ian Graber-Stiehl, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
All of these people have a certain amount of believable cardiovascular skill — their lung capacity seems great, and their legs have never even heard of shin splints.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, after running imaging tests, doctors generally recommend treatments like physical therapy and braces, splints, or shoe inserts.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Likewise, those trying to tackle more technical or remote rucks should carry a first aid kit, preferably with a SAM splint, and a GPS or mapping app of some kind.
—Ian Graber-Stiehl, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
All of these people have a certain amount of believable cardiovascular skill — their lung capacity seems great, and their legs have never even heard of shin splints.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, after running imaging tests, doctors generally recommend treatments like physical therapy and braces, splints, or shoe inserts.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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In theory, energetic particles pass through such thin sheets without creating the kinds of defects that typically cripple conventional silicon chips.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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In Delhi, there was a growing awareness by middle powers of the need to build their own AI capability — whether in training their own models, designing their own chips, or extricating themselves from the convenient but risky grip of Silicon Valley software giants.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On the evening of February 18, the barely-there crescent moon will appear as a sliver just beside Mercury.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
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An annular solar eclipse takes place when the moon — at a distant point in its elliptical orbit — passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the vast majority of its surface while leaving a thin sliver of its outer disk visible to appear as a burning halo in the sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The fungus enters the body through small cuts or puncture wounds, often from rose thorns or splinters.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Clanagan painted a picture of a landscape in which movie stardom is no longer protected by traditional channels, as attention splinters across platforms and audiences fragment.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Twin Cities,
31 Dec. 2025
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In the absence of mandatory reporting rules, she and other doctors are often left to rely on rumors, their grapevines of colleagues, and the fragments of information the state public health agency is able to gather and willing to share.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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One of the 6th-century burials had been placed in a log coffin, Birch said — and although most of the remains did not survive, a soil stain marked where it had been laid, along with a few cranial fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jagged shards of memory shown in flashbacks suggest Laura’s fear and vulnerability as a young girl (played by the filmmakers’ daughter Eliz Mundruczó), alongside indications of narcissistic, at times violent Ivan’s shortcomings as a parent.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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After placing a clay shard over the drainage hole in each pot, Ryan fills them with the soil mix, adding enough to reach just below the top rim of the pot.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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The metro could see some flakes late.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Add the garlic, red pepper flakes and salt.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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