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Recent Examples of splintered
Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Piqued by the remarkable results of the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections of May 2024, the French president forced a vote in which his party lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a splintered parliament.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite suffering major election losses, the Liberal Democratic Party remains by far the largest in the lower house and determines Japan’s leader because opposition groups are highly splintered.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Since then, the world has expanded and splintered and niche-ified itself in ways even Wolfe—who was certainly the leading man in his own movie, strolling down Madison Avenue in a white three-piece suit and homburg hat as the culture wars of the 60s raged on—might not have imagined.
—Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
Stardom has splintered, expanded, mutated in the decades since the fall of the studio system that minted and owned its stars under contract.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The truth is, genres themselves have already splintered beyond recognition.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
And with the Brotherhood of Sorcerers now splintered after the Thanedd coup, the disparate mages are looking for leadership.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
The way the bone splintered is known as a distal humerus fracture.
—Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The country is splintered, and language gets used as ammunition.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Piqued by the remarkable results of the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections of May 2024, the French president forced a vote in which his party lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a splintered parliament.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
As goth became more commercialized in the 1990s (hello, Hot Topic), the subculture splintered into sub-subcultures (cyber goth, chola goth, pastel goth, to name a few) and expanded beyond the music scene into a safe space for young people who felt different.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite suffering major election losses, the Liberal Democratic Party remains by far the largest in the lower house and determines Japan’s leader because opposition groups are highly splintered.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Since then, the world has expanded and splintered and niche-ified itself in ways even Wolfe—who was certainly the leading man in his own movie, strolling down Madison Avenue in a white three-piece suit and homburg hat as the culture wars of the 60s raged on—might not have imagined.
—Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
Stardom has splintered, expanded, mutated in the decades since the fall of the studio system that minted and owned its stars under contract.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The truth is, genres themselves have already splintered beyond recognition.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
And with the Brotherhood of Sorcerers now splintered after the Thanedd coup, the disparate mages are looking for leadership.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
The way the bone splintered is known as a distal humerus fracture.
—Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The country is splintered, and language gets used as ammunition.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
Verb
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If Macron does opt to choose a new prime minister from a different party, such as the Socialist Party, that could mean reforms or spending cuts that were tabled by previous administrations, and which failed, could be sliced and slimmed down further.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Almonds can be eaten whole, chopped, sliced, or ground into almond flour or butter.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The split strategy at Hungary that led to Norris beating Piastri did work for the benefit of the team result.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 10-minute fight ended in a split-screen shoutfest.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kagan had chopped a stalk of sugarcane in half.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Almonds can be eaten whole, chopped, sliced, or ground into almond flour or butter.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There are black-and-white scenes from what appears to be a cracked Biblical drama featuring a levitating monk and, to the particular bafflement of the producer, a dancing Pulcinella.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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And everything’s not exactly rosy in the core business, which still is dealing with a cracked, state-by-state regulatory environment.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says reaching the center of the wreckage at the exploded ammunition plant will be slow and complex.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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While the new image reveals new clues about the exploded star and its environment, further research is needed to better understand how pulsars and supernova debris interact to sculpt such stunning cosmic structures.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The story sees the vengeful spirit La Llorona returning, forcing a fractured family to confront their past and join forces with their estranged curandero grandfather to battle ancient evils, before the Weeping Woman claims their children forever.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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And once inseparable sisters, Leah and Rachel become rivals in love and motherhood, building a fractured but foundational family whose descendants will carry the weight of history.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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French politics have been in disarray since Macron called snap elections last year that produced a deeply fragmented legislature.—
,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That includes neck, back and shoulder aches, and fragmented sleep from switching positions more often throughout the night.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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