as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
she got a splinter from the unfinished wall
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as in to split
to cause (people) to break up into opposing groups
The board splintered as soon as the most contentious issues came up for discussion.
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Recent Examples of splinter
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Weeks before King Charles' coronation, The Times reported that Pope Francis, then the leader of the Catholic Church, gave King Charles two splinters of wood believed to be from the True Cross as a personal gift in honor of the coronation.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Julie Watts
april 20, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
As the Beatles began to splinter, Spitz writes, the Stones sharpened their focus.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Upon impact, cannonballs would have sent wooden splinters flying like debris from grenades.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Weeks before King Charles' coronation, The Times reported that Pope Francis, then the leader of the Catholic Church, gave King Charles two splinters of wood believed to be from the True Cross as a personal gift in honor of the coronation.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
How much could your name — and Swalwell's name being on the ballot — and frankly other low-polling Democrats, how much could that splinter the race?
—Julie Watts
april 20, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
As the Beatles began to splinter, Spitz writes, the Stones sharpened their focus.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
Noun
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More recently, Tan struck a partnership with Elon Musk on a scheme to build a massive factory complex and shake up the chip industry.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The danger isn't from huge visible objects but rather from debris the size of paint chips, which can pierce windows (or space suits) or damage vital systems.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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At the counter, Sakeena was slicing slabs of goat meat into small cubes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Chris Sale sliced and diced and Drake Baldwin banged and bashed as the Braves beat the Rockies 9-1 on Saturday at Coors Field, setting a franchise record by starting the year unbeaten in their first 11 series (10-0-1).—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Six years of countersuits, appeals and legal wrangling followed, with suggestions that the only way to resolve the matter might be to split up the property, Texas Monthly reported.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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District lines fracture communities that share common needs and concerns — splitting two more counties and 14 more cities than our current map.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The syndicate desks engineered the pop by only offering a sliver of stock.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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On the morning of May 14, the 8% sliver of the waning moon will be positioned about 7½ degrees to the upper right of the red planet.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Then Ohtani chased a sinker off the plate and chopped a slow bouncer to Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes, giving him an easy play at second.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Cover and process until finely chopped, stopping to scrape down sides as necessary.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The space is divided into six distinct environments, including a Dolby Atmos lounge for immersive, spatial audio, a gallery area for talks and panels, and a 'listening bar' where staff offer their own personal recommendations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Within the first four months of this year, the figures are already approaching the record annual highs set across 2025, during which Romania reported nine airspace violations, the discovery of fragments 16 times, 21 air policing missions and 28 attacks on Ukrainian targets close to Romania.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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During a season-ending arthroscopic surgery late last season, a physician removed a cartilage fragment within his left knee and performed a mosaicplasty procedure to repair the trochlear joint surface.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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These ice chunks, which are also conductors, can stretch into shards.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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Suddenly, the plane’s landing gear tires struck the truck, shaking it and sending shards of glass flying.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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