as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
she got a splinter from the unfinished wall
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Recent Examples of splinter
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Many of them splinter and rebrand so quickly that automated moderation becomes virtually impossible.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Clustered around a central waterfall, the rooms splinter off, with themes and motifs like bubbles and digital crows that fly from one installation to another.
—Lisa Lucas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Also maybe if their marital loins produced any Wood splinters.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Many of them splinter and rebrand so quickly that automated moderation becomes virtually impossible.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
From there, the men eventually splintered into groups, each pursuing a different strategy in the fight for survival.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Clustered around a central waterfall, the rooms splinter off, with themes and motifs like bubbles and digital crows that fly from one installation to another.
—Lisa Lucas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
Noun
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Last but not least of the 'Magnificent Seven' to report earnings On Wednesday, after the market closes, chip giant Nvidia is due to report results for the company's first three months of its fiscal year.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Goldman Sachs, in a 2024 report, estimated that companies would invest $1 trillion in AI infrastructure — including data centers, chips and the power grid — in the coming years.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Last year’s series MVP sliced a first-pitch fastball over left fielder Cody Bellinger’s head for a run-scoring double.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Calamari Fries At Clever Koi, a modern Asian eatery in Greater Phoenix, calamari steak is sliced into strips, lightly battered in tempura, and flash-fried for a crispy, zesty bite.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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With a tiny sliver of activist voters holding the same power to deny a candidate an office as a majority of the broad general electorate, the incentives for bipartisanship have all but disappeared in most states and districts.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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Small slivers of the population in cities, towns, and counties across the U.S., nearly every spring, are able to saddle their fellow residents with millions and in some cases billions of dollars worth of new tax and spending obligation.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Verb
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How This Recipe Comes Together The most challenging part of the recipe is chopping the potatoes, which of course isn't even difficult.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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The duo then had an exchange with the War Raiders, one of whom chopped Bert.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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That’s despite the fact that pyroclastic flows—ground-level, fast-moving clouds of extremely hot gas and volcanic fragments—are one of the most dangerous results of volcanic eruptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Thompson said much of Leavy’s oversight will be split among other senior executives.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field. 1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Covered in shards of stained glass, Casa Batlló is often compared to Claude Monet’s Water Lilies for the way the building’s colors glimmer and shift from blue to green in the changing light.—
Jennifer Fernández Solano,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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This Best of Beauty-winning shampoo smells great and soothes dry, itchy scalps (with aloe) while tackling flakes (with piroctone olamine).—
Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
1 June 2025
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Drizzle with copious honey or, as Brenner points out in this recipe, lend it an even more savory edge with oregano, olive oil and chile flakes.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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