as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
she got a splinter from the unfinished wall
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Recent Examples of splinter
Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
For millennia, great powers have used diplomacy in this way to forestall conflict, recruit new partners, and splinter enemy coalitions.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
This decision splintered Thailand’s government and spawned the Free Thai Movement, a local resistance effort that cooperated with the Allies.
—Ronan O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Zigzagging rooftops nod to hawksbill turtle shells, and the beach house–style interiors have beds fringed by gauzy drapes bound with sisal rope and breezy bathrooms with terrazzo floors made from shell splinters and mother-of-pearl.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
For millennia, great powers have used diplomacy in this way to forestall conflict, recruit new partners, and splinter enemy coalitions.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
When another attack splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte is the first witness on the scene.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
This decision splintered Thailand’s government and spawned the Free Thai Movement, a local resistance effort that cooperated with the Allies.
—Ronan O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
Noun
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Bringing chip production to the country, however, has been a difficult and lengthy process.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Both men’s and women’s finals last year had a 3-2 score, and Auburn clinched the men’s title when a chip on the 17th hole by Florida State’s Luke Clanton rolled into the cup and popped out.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Vega walked in another run as the Utes sliced the lead to 5-2 with one out.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Following a one-out walk of Carson Kelly, Walker allowed an RBI single to Justin Turner that sliced San Francisco’s lead to 5-4.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Saratoga’s geography makes the topic tricky: Fewer than 1% of our parcels are zoned for commercial use, and sales tax dollars account for only a sliver of city revenue.—
Belal Aftab,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Great news for that sliver of Americans in the market for a Land Rover, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce or Aston Martin.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Verb
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For cutting, chopping, or dicing meat, veggies, and more, this Henckels 15-piece knife set is well worth picking up for $205 off the original price.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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To stay safe, consider wearing gloves while chopping, or wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water afterward.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The other was almost entirely absent of decoration, but was found with fragments of fabric, which could have come from a material case or the clothes the deceased owner was wearing when buried.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Psaki’s show will, at least, be one fragment among all the others, and perhaps a relatively noticeable one.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
Verb
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After a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship, Tran and Brown officially split in late 2014.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The song was released in 1973, only a few years after The Beatles split, highlighting how quickly the two reconnected.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Like rocks, or shards of glass worn smooth by water over time, we’re still made of the same stuff, but visibly altered, the same but also different somehow and softer.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The image accompanying the post shows a large shard of ice resting on a patch of grass in Morton, just outside Philadelphia.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ask the Builder: Why your exterior paint peels and flakes.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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How to Take Chlorella and Spirulina Chlorella and spirulina are mainly sold as powder, tablets, extracts, capsules, or flakes.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
8 May 2025
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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