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Recent Examples of splintering
The global technology stack is splintering into rival blocs that no longer share standards, priorities, or even a common definition of winning.
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Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
The storm hit Jamaica on August 12, splintering three hundred homes, and 90 percent of banana crops rotted to black in the post-storm humidity.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Helps to create a barrier against UV radiation to prevent fading, splitting, and splintering due to the wood drying out prematurely.
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Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
2 June 2026
Too often, Democrats have minimized anti-Semitic excesses on campuses and within parts of the progressive ecosystem out of fear of splintering a coalition that includes activists whose politics have become intertwined with Palestinian solidarity.
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Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
From above, Kuna is a splintering amoeba of annexation, tract housing intercut with active farms and green fields.
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Mark Dee
may 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 May 2026
London — The hard-right Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage has surged in England’s local elections while the governing Labour Party has slumped, deepening doubts about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ability to govern and further splintering Britain’s traditional two-party political system.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
The storm hit Jamaica on August 12, splintering three hundred homes, and 90 percent of banana crops rotted to black in the post-storm humidity.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Helps to create a barrier against UV radiation to prevent fading, splitting, and splintering due to the wood drying out prematurely.
—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
2 June 2026
Too often, Democrats have minimized anti-Semitic excesses on campuses and within parts of the progressive ecosystem out of fear of splintering a coalition that includes activists whose politics have become intertwined with Palestinian solidarity.
—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
From above, Kuna is a splintering amoeba of annexation, tract housing intercut with active farms and green fields.
—
Mark Dee
may 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 May 2026
London — The hard-right Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage has surged in England’s local elections while the governing Labour Party has slumped, deepening doubts about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ability to govern and further splintering Britain’s traditional two-party political system.
—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintering
Verb
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Let lasagna stand for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
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The three cutter-drones finished slicing the bedroom’s window out of the wall.
Verb
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After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
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The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
Verb
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The other side is smooth and great for prep work like chopping vegetables.
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So before Game 1, Woodward had been chopping baseballs to get the infielders acclimated.
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“Splintering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintering. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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