as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Splinting or bracing: Wearing a wrist splint at night can relieve pressure on the median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
He’s worn a splint on his right pinky since suffering his mallet finger injury during a loss to Detroit last Wednesday.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Curry is dealing with a right thumb splint, while Payton II is dealing with a left thumb splint.
—Seth Quinn, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Hill had been seen in recent social media posts with a splint covering his left wrist.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
He’s worn a splint on his right pinky since suffering his mallet finger injury during a loss to Detroit last Wednesday.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Curry is dealing with a right thumb splint, while Payton II is dealing with a left thumb splint.
—Seth Quinn, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Hill had been seen in recent social media posts with a splint covering his left wrist.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract maker of chips and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The graphite blocks fully encapsulate the chips to prevent the liquid metal from leaking when the systems reach a maximum temperature of around 700°C.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Three other Republican districts would each get a sliver of the county.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Why Latest Bold Deadline Rumors Make No Sense Any sliver of hope that the Braves organization had at making one final push toward a wild-card spot would be out the window.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Trump splinters with Federal Society Trump and his allies are waging a war against the Federalist Society as parts of his second-term agenda are blocked by some of his own judicial nominees.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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The butterfly-open design gives quick access to tweezers for bee stings or wooden splinters, and sharp scissors for clipping trail tape or loose threads—all while staying impressively lightweight.—
Brandon Schultz,
Travel + Leisure,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Two algorithms then went to work: one assembling the fragments into complete molecular structures, the other predicting which of those structures would pack the strongest antibacterial punch.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2025
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For me, the early hours offer clarity before the day fragments.—
Marian Evans,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For a 2001 collection, Alexander McQueen created a scaly bodice out of glass microscope slides painted blood red, then paired it with an exuberant skirt of dyed red-and-black ostrich plumes, contrasting the brittle, angular shards with the soft, floating feathers.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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These recalls were issued over concerns of clear plastic shards within products, allergy mislabeling and possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.—
Suzanne Blake
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Noun
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No, wait— a few flakes come dusting down, where one limb shakes.—
David Baker,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Swap plain butter for compound butter loaded with herbs, chili flakes, garlic, lemon zest, or grated cheese to upgrade your corn and your bread in one move.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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