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Recent Examples of splintered
Benjamin Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far-right, was too splintered to be a real challenger.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far right, was too splintered to pose a real challenge.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far-right, was too splintered to be a real challenger.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The skyline seems built from the splintered remains of ancient castles.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The 911 call transcripts consisted of 17 pages of calls made out of the area in the moments after Good was shot and offered a profane, splintered glimpse into eyewitness accounts.
—Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Use it as a tablecloth or to cover hard seats or splintered benches, or spread it out for a picnic lunch.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The aftermath left shattered concrete and splintered wood — visible reminders of what Villar calls reckless driving.
—Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The rub for Democrats is that with at least a dozen candidates, votes are likely to be splintered.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
But the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which splintered from the Sinaloa cartel in 2009, became one of the nation’s most fearsome criminal organizations under Oseguera’s leadership.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
In an era where artistic metrics are splintered between box office, streaming and the long tail of cultural chatter, Merino still believes in the old ritual.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
With inflation showing no sign of hitting 2% just yet, members of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, who are already splintered down political lines, could grow more divided.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
From the heady days post-revolution, the student movement splintered, and the electoral dominance of the traditional parties has left many young people disillusioned—not least since women stood at the vanguard of the July revolution yet were largely sidelined in the reform process.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Owens said that one of Kansas City’s major problems is that the community-wide approach to helping homeless people is currently splintered.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The splintered Democratic field and California’s unique top-two primary system has raised the possibility of the two Republicans, Hilton and Bianco, advancing to the general election in a solidly blue state.
—Benjamin Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far-right, was too splintered to be a real challenger.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far right, was too splintered to pose a real challenge.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far-right, was too splintered to be a real challenger.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The skyline seems built from the splintered remains of ancient castles.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The 911 call transcripts consisted of 17 pages of calls made out of the area in the moments after Good was shot and offered a profane, splintered glimpse into eyewitness accounts.
—Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Use it as a tablecloth or to cover hard seats or splintered benches, or spread it out for a picnic lunch.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The aftermath left shattered concrete and splintered wood — visible reminders of what Villar calls reckless driving.
—Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
Brexit, the agonizing effort to break free of the controversial European Union, splintered the governing Conservative Party and then divided the Labour Party as well.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The rub for Democrats is that with at least a dozen candidates, votes are likely to be splintered.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
But the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which splintered from the Sinaloa cartel in 2009, became one of the nation’s most fearsome criminal organizations under Oseguera’s leadership.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
In an era where artistic metrics are splintered between box office, streaming and the long tail of cultural chatter, Merino still believes in the old ritual.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
With inflation showing no sign of hitting 2% just yet, members of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, who are already splintered down political lines, could grow more divided.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
From the heady days post-revolution, the student movement splintered, and the electoral dominance of the traditional parties has left many young people disillusioned—not least since women stood at the vanguard of the July revolution yet were largely sidelined in the reform process.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Owens said that one of Kansas City’s major problems is that the community-wide approach to helping homeless people is currently splintered.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
Adjective
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View gallery - 6 images The Jiffy 75 is a split ergonomic keyboard on Kickstarter that separates the popular 75% compact layout into two halves to help reduce typing strain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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This pick is undeniably elegant, with split-hem sleeves and color blocking at every hem.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cook sausage patties or links sliced in half (classic pork for richer flavor, turkey or chicken for a leaner option), then scramble eggs in the same pan.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Cook sausage patties or links sliced in half (pork for classic flavor, turkey or chicken for a leaner option), then scramble eggs in the same pan.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That craft, without a three-person crew aboard, was filled with space food, medical supplies, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as devices for treating the cracked window on the Shenzhou-20 spaceship.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Check for cracked or charred wires, as well as burn marks or holes on the blanket, says Evan Jones, representative from Electrical Safety Foundation International.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ready for a chopped, tussled look?—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Stir in 2 tablespoons chopped green onions (white and green parts) and reserve.—
Stella Fong,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Figure 2 shows an exploded view of this block (shown as part of the data pipeline in Figure 1).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Instead, each page is just one fragment of an exploded jigsaw puzzle, and trying to assemble that puzzle without all the pieces (and without knowing what a complete picture should look like) is proving difficult for even the most seasoned experts on Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes.—
Amy Wallace,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This classic production will pull audiences into Hamlet’s fractured reality and refuse to let go.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The boy was left with a severe concussion that led to a traumatic brain injury, fractured wrist, injured other wrist and neck injuries, according to the lawsuit.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The analyst explained that as agentic AI becomes embedded across business operations, companies might prefer security tool consolidation for dealing with cyberattacks, as relying on conventional, fragmented tools may not be effective in protecting autonomous systems.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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If Asi is to offset the steady erosion of the UN’s role, its private capital cannot stay fragmented.—
Naina Subberwal Batra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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