as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
Maxey, who wore a splint on the finger Monday, will see a specialist later in the week, coach Nick Nurse said.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Peña will wear a splint on the finger and be re-evaluated in two weeks, the Astros said.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
On an exclusive visit, KDKA's Lauren Linder watched the bird, Blue Skies, wobble around by hopping on one leg with the other in a splint.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Dorsal splints tend to be easier to walk in because the bottom of your foot is left uncovered, unlike a boot splint.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Peña will wear a splint on the finger and be re-evaluated in two weeks, the Astros said.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
On an exclusive visit, KDKA's Lauren Linder watched the bird, Blue Skies, wobble around by hopping on one leg with the other in a splint.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Dorsal splints tend to be easier to walk in because the bottom of your foot is left uncovered, unlike a boot splint.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Rival OpenAI, of course, is already working with Broadcom on chips that will roll off the production line later this year.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Boldy grabbed a loose puck in the offensive zone and fed a pass to the net front, where Kaprizov was waiting for a chip shot and a 2-1 Minnesota lead after 20 minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That's just a sliver of an industry that counts some 450 watchmakers in Switzerland alone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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This original nugget is now reduced to a sliver, residing in the Privy Purse Office.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Upon impact, cannonballs would have sent wooden splinters flying like debris from grenades.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another passerby suffered a minor injury after being struck with a bullet fragment that struck a wall.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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During past close approaches with the Sun, Phaethon released vast amounts of dust and larger fragments.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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There may be no documents in the libraries, but the trees hold bits and shards of this land’s collective memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-thousand-year-old shards of clay pots have been unearthed in China.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Though the atsuyaki tamago is traditionally a final course, the Davis restaurant tops off the indulgent tasting menu with a scoop of green tea ice cream topped with strawberries, blueberries and a light sprinkle of gold flake.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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For a spicy kick, add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes to the lemon mixture before baking.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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