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Recent Examples of splintering
With so many Democrats running, there’s the genuine prospect of them splintering partisan support, resulting in the leading GOP candidates — Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton — grabbing both slots and moving past June 2.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The vigilantes in Guajes de Ayala join a volatile landscape of warring armed groups – from cartels with tentacles across Latin America to local mafias – in regions like Guerrero ravaged by splintering cartels for decades.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The vigilantes in Guajes de Ayala join a volatile landscape of warring armed groups — from cartels with tentacles across Latin America to local mafias — in regions like Guerrero ravaged by splintering cartels for decades.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Back in New York City, Stacy Clyburn (Pfeiffer) is the matriarch of a splintering clan.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
But unsurprisingly, the race is usually decided on the climbs — classic ascents such as the Molenberg, Muur van Geraardsbergen, and the Bosberg splintering the peloton.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
In the past, the removal of cartel leaders in Mexico has often resulted in their organizations splintering and in secondary violence, rather than collapse.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Vargas added that the possibility of the Jalisco cartel now splintering and descending into internal fighting seemed unlikely.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Oseguera, a former police officer, helped found CJNG around 2009 after splintering from the Sinaloa Cartel.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The vigilantes in Guajes de Ayala join a volatile landscape of warring armed groups – from cartels with tentacles across Latin America to local mafias – in regions like Guerrero ravaged by splintering cartels for decades.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The vigilantes in Guajes de Ayala join a volatile landscape of warring armed groups — from cartels with tentacles across Latin America to local mafias — in regions like Guerrero ravaged by splintering cartels for decades.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Back in New York City, Stacy Clyburn (Pfeiffer) is the matriarch of a splintering clan.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
But unsurprisingly, the race is usually decided on the climbs — classic ascents such as the Molenberg, Muur van Geraardsbergen, and the Bosberg splintering the peloton.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
In the past, the removal of cartel leaders in Mexico has often resulted in their organizations splintering and in secondary violence, rather than collapse.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Vargas added that the possibility of the Jalisco cartel now splintering and descending into internal fighting seemed unlikely.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Oseguera, a former police officer, helped found CJNG around 2009 after splintering from the Sinaloa Cartel.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintering
Verb
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As she was seen using the cupping-style tools, Frankel appeared to bleed after slicing her face with the device.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs, Polish artist and designer Zofia Sobolewska Ursic is slicing white onyx into ribbons alongside the workshop’s master technicians.—
Sarah Medford,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s a shaded patio out there that just begs for long, slow lunch or brunch visits, or splitting a rib-eye steak Diane at night.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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The pair were arguing when the passenger punched the victim in the face, splitting his lip, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In February, California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) started chopping hundreds of trees to expand Highway 49 in Grass Valley from the McKnight Way interchange to Allison Ranch Road.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Look for other accessories such as chopping cups and pitchers that attach to the hand blender, lids and whisks.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Splintering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintering. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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