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Recent Examples of splintered
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Whoever wins will inherit a security landscape that is increasingly splintered and complex — and an electorate as divided as ever.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Trump previously had a close alliance with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but relations have become splintered due to Italy’s refusal to get actively involved in the Iran war and its leaders’ response to the President’s verbal attacks on Pope Leo.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 May 2026
The second-to-last episode of the quirky crime drama focused on the Miss Twin Peaks pageant, bringing the characters back from their splintered storylines to a central event.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Similar to the films by these directors, Clarissa revels in the splintered language of memory.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The tornado tore apart homes, splintered trees, and rocketed loose limbs into the Satterfield's house.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Volunteers helped sift through the splintered wood and jagged metal, and cleanup crews were clearing limbs from roads.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Inspect your deck for rotting boards, loose or rusted fasteners and screws, protruding nails, splintered areas, and termite damage.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
The results highlighted how support has splintered across a crowded field that includes nine additional challengers, raising uncertainty over which candidates could ultimately advance to a potential November runoff election.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Williams was interested to see the westside be reconnected again, after the highway splintered the uptown neighborhoods.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Higgins requested to have the mayor’s race splintered off into a separate ballot referendum, but that request didn’t gain traction among the commissioners.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The revised budget also consolidates the city’s efforts to remove flammable brush, which have been splintered between the Fire-Rescue, Transportation and Parks and Recreation departments.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where the criminal groups have splintered into rival factions.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where cartels have splintered into rival factions.
—Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 10 May 2026
The differences — many of which existed before the crash — between those students splintered and grew with time, as happens with young people and relationships.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Adjective
The spending could have a meaningful impact in the splintered field.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Whoever wins will inherit a security landscape that is increasingly splintered and complex — and an electorate as divided as ever.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Trump previously had a close alliance with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but relations have become splintered due to Italy’s refusal to get actively involved in the Iran war and its leaders’ response to the President’s verbal attacks on Pope Leo.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 May 2026
The second-to-last episode of the quirky crime drama focused on the Miss Twin Peaks pageant, bringing the characters back from their splintered storylines to a central event.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Similar to the films by these directors, Clarissa revels in the splintered language of memory.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The tornado tore apart homes, splintered trees, and rocketed loose limbs into the Satterfield's house.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Volunteers helped sift through the splintered wood and jagged metal, and cleanup crews were clearing limbs from roads.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated April 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Inspect your deck for rotting boards, loose or rusted fasteners and screws, protruding nails, splintered areas, and termite damage.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
During the civil war, the Army splintered along sectarian lines, and, for a time, that consensus collapsed.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
The results highlighted how support has splintered across a crowded field that includes nine additional challengers, raising uncertainty over which candidates could ultimately advance to a potential November runoff election.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Williams was interested to see the westside be reconnected again, after the highway splintered the uptown neighborhoods.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Higgins requested to have the mayor’s race splintered off into a separate ballot referendum, but that request didn’t gain traction among the commissioners.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The revised budget also consolidates the city’s efforts to remove flammable brush, which have been splintered between the Fire-Rescue, Transportation and Parks and Recreation departments.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where the criminal groups have splintered into rival factions.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where cartels have splintered into rival factions.
—Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 10 May 2026
The differences — many of which existed before the crash — between those students splintered and grew with time, as happens with young people and relationships.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
Adjective
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So far there's not much evidence traders think the split-volatility dynamic will change.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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In travel and live events, split-tender models can make expensive experiences feel more attainable.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Don’t be surprised if that gets sliced and diced too.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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But just seven pitches into his start, Freddie Freeman sliced an opposite-field shot down the left-field line.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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As Jacobs described Lacan’s theory that babies initially form a cohesive I upon seeing their reflection, images of babies looking into cracked mirrors appeared on the screen.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Bartlett plays Dennis, Trevor’s boyfriend, who also totally murdered him, and maybe chopped him up into little pieces, too.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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These applications are gently chopped into the first inch of soil.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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If, for David Lynch, ideas are like fish in a river, then for Danish provocateur Nicolas Winding Refn, those ideas are like chunks of excrement in an exploded sewage pipe.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Ask for exploded drawings, parts catalogs and repair manuals.—
Romain Pison,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Three All Saints Episcopal School students lured a fourth student to participate in a TikTok challenge this month that became a catastrophic assault, leaving the boy unconscious for several minutes, temporarily paralyzed and with fractured vertebrae, according to a lawsuit filed this week.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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Mourinho needs to gel a fractured squad where morale has been damaged by infighting.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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When writing from dictation, older adults with cognitive impairment had writing patterns that were noticeably slower, more fragmented and less coordinated.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Rebuilding business context across fragmented systems also introduces more latency, higher compute requirements, greater operational overhead and increased token consumption.—
Shekhar Iyer,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.—
Rebecca Leib,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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