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Recent Examples of splintering
And privately, the family was splintering.
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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
But the bark from coffee trees is denser and highly resistant to splintering, Will said.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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
But the bark from coffee trees is denser and highly resistant to splintering, Will said.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintering
Verb
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Follow the manufacturer's safety guidelines closely to protect your hands while slicing.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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There were barrel racers slicing turns like poetry, bull riders gripping for glory, and calf ropers moving with the precision of surgeons.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The move comes as Puma evolves its organizational set-up by splitting its DTC business into two dedicated global retail and global e-commerce focus areas.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Cougars cushion was short-lived however because Levi Johnson scored for the Eagles (15-3-2) less than three minutes later by splitting a couple defenders at the top of the box, poking the ball past the goalie before pushing the ball across the line.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hold Cutting Boards In Place Some cutting boards are quite slick on top of counters, which is both unsafe and inconvenient when chopping food.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Kelly, a former NASA astronaut who flew on Discovery twice, and Warner also released a video on social media contrasting chopping vegetables to chopping up the space shuttle.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Splintering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintering. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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