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Recent Examples of splintering
Tamsin points with her chin at a splintering sign planted in the sand.
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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
When rumors swirled that Fatah was splintering ahead of a party conference last November, for example, Abbas barred the dissenters from attending the meeting and used the group’s internal elections to purge his rivals.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2017
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
When rumors swirled that Fatah was splintering ahead of a party conference last November, for example, Abbas barred the dissenters from attending the meeting and used the group’s internal elections to purge his rivals.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintering
Verb
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Let stand until glaze firms up, about 15 minutes, before slicing and serving.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Part of what made that deal possible was Chelsea’s owners splitting their women’s team from their men’s and selling a minority stake.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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In her later years, Keating was a snowbird, splitting her time between Massachusetts and Palm Springs, California.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chill the Snickers bars in the fridge for 15 to 30 minutes before chopping.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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The top streamer surprised supporters with an appearance from legendary hitmaker Mariah Carey as the two spent a fun evening chopping it up and entertaining his viewers together.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Splintering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintering. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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