as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
The team fitted a dummy with a traction splint.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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The company laid off 50,000 people in 1993, when chip technology evolved and the tech industry moved away from large mainframe computers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The combination of power grids, advanced chips and the continual growth of data centers worldwide proves that AI is now a physical, capital-intensive force reshaping and deciding which economies and geopolitical players will win the next decade and beyond.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Elevating the area can also sharpen the contours of the philtrum and reveal a sliver of incisors when the lips are gently parted.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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Roseberry has the right instinct in looking to express that while aiming to find slivers of joy, too.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 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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The paper also prevents wear and tear on the wood surface and keeps small splinters from snagging delicate clothing.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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This is also why disabusing new believers of such opinions can feel like plucking shell fragments from a cooking omelet.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Days later, Padilla Vélez suffered a catastrophic stroke caused by a bullet fragment and died, according to the outlets.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The being’s power is broken into 16 shards, which are then spread out throughout many worlds by the conspirators, spreading many kinds of magic across the universe.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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When the shards of symbolic celebration shatter, they are often left to navigate the jagged realities of structural and institutional neglect.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Drought conditions were in effect, and, until the seventh day of the festival, there was hardly a flake of snow.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Add the fennel seed and red pepper flakes.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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