splinters 1 of 2

plural of splinter

splinters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of splinter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of splinters
Noun
The brittle, eco-friendly bamboo straw is another concession to the community, as are the splinters. Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 The syntax of reason splinters by the hour. Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Instead of picking a single character to follow for the duration of the film, Cregger splinters the mystery among six people, separated into distinct chapters, beginning with Justine. Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinters
Noun
  • The token slivers of human-interest drama (a divorce battle, a visit to the pediatrician) that are meant to counterpoint the possibility of Armageddon with the oh-so-ironic triviality of quotidian concerns.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The suit sharpens political and regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s AI design choices, may pry open slivers of discovery that inform the DOJ’s case, and could even spur Apple to codify more explicit user choice.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Pair slices with a hot cup of coffee or a cappuccino to enhance the coffee flavors, or enjoy them alongside vanilla ice cream for a contrast of temperatures and textures.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The trailer showcases tons of undead violence, dismembered limbs and the official Marvel debut of Blade Knight, a Moon Knight and Blade variant who slices up an undead Ghost from the Thunderbolts in a flashy display of swordsmanship.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kafka’s life and work are fragmented, so the film had to be fragmented too—piecing together shards of his fiction, his letters, and his lived experience.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Did a Smurl sister really vomit bloody glass shards?
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dexter then stabs Prater in the chest and chops his body into pieces.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Amon has looked to diversify the company into new areas, including PC chips, data center semiconductors and automotive.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These likewise have options for increasing the RAM and storage or accessing more powerful Intel Core Ultra V-series chips.
    Jorge Jimenez, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than pre-generated character or full generation, the set splits the difference with four class boards featuring the classics of Fighter, Cleric, Rogue and Wizards.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Nuclear fission occurs when a neutron strikes a nucleus and then splits it.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Choose Tools That Seamlessly Integrate Choose tools that integrate seamlessly so information flows, not fragments.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His truth exists only in fragments, in pieces.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Splinters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinters. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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