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Recent Examples of splintering
Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
And privately, the family was splintering.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Kerkering fired a sinker that ran in on Pages’ hands, splintering his bat.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, an otherwise strong voting bloc can be marginalized by splintering its voters among several districts, thereby diluting its impact.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Video footage shared online shows the window with a large crack right in the middle, splintering off to the sides, as someone placed tape over the glass.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Tamsin points with her chin at a splintering sign planted in the sand.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement But even such splintering policies impact all of us.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
What about this table in our house, propped up by magazines, splintering and covered with wood stains?
—Hua Xi, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
And privately, the family was splintering.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Kerkering fired a sinker that ran in on Pages’ hands, splintering his bat.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, an otherwise strong voting bloc can be marginalized by splintering its voters among several districts, thereby diluting its impact.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Video footage shared online shows the window with a large crack right in the middle, splintering off to the sides, as someone placed tape over the glass.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Tamsin points with her chin at a splintering sign planted in the sand.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement But even such splintering policies impact all of us.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
What about this table in our house, propped up by magazines, splintering and covered with wood stains?
—Hua Xi, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintering
Verb
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Remove turkey from oven; let rest 30 minutes before slicing and serving.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Hornets made a nice run in the third quarter, slicing Orlando’s lead to three at 88-85.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Experts are especially alarmed that the CDC is investigating splitting up the MMR vaccine, which protects kids against measles, mumps and rubella in one shot.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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The singer went on to date actor Chase Stokes for three years before splitting this past September.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Finely chopping and cooking firm vegetables helps.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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And yet with the Fed decision out of the way VIX is little changed even with the indexes chopping around.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Splintering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintering. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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