as in slivers
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splints
Otherwise, after running imaging tests, doctors generally recommend treatments like physical therapy and braces, splints, or shoe inserts.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Shin splints are common among runners, especially those who just ramped up their training, since that can force the tibialis anterior into overdrive.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Quickly, other motorists stopped to help, and the group used a windshield wiper, a metal rod from a car jack, and seatbelts as splints and tourniquets to keep Whitt from bleeding to death.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That membrane and the shells were once used as vegetal dyes for basket splints.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Shin splints are common among runners, especially those who just ramped up their training, since that can force the tibialis anterior into overdrive.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Quickly, other motorists stopped to help, and the group used a windshield wiper, a metal rod from a car jack, and seatbelts as splints and tourniquets to keep Whitt from bleeding to death.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That membrane and the shells were once used as vegetal dyes for basket splints.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splints
Noun
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Clinical numbers aside, the Turbo S feels breathtakingly quick from the driver’s seat, with a tremendous wallop of thrust surging it to breakneck speeds in what feels like slivers of time.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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Wood laminate pews from the 1960s were peeling, so that slivers of wood caught on clothing.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Clanagan painted a picture of a landscape in which movie stardom is no longer protected by traditional channels, as attention splinters across platforms and audiences fragment.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Twin Cities,
31 Dec. 2025
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The paper also prevents wear and tear on the wood surface and keeps small splinters from snagging delicate clothing.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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The vehicle is powered by an in-vehicle supercomputer built around eight NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-chips based on the Blackwell GPU architecture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Semiconductor manufacturing requires huge amounts of ultra-clean water to rinse residue from silicon chips during the fabrication process, resulting in wastewater that contains pollutants, including heavy metals, which can be toxic to aquatic ecosystems and humans.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Metal shards were also found in his stomach from swallowing so much blood, according to the statement.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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The 21 year old underwent six hours of surgery where doctors found shards of plastic, glass and metal embedded in his eyes and around his face, including a metal piece lodged 7 mm from a carotid artery.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Fresh ginger and red pepper flakes add welcome zing, but the real surprise here is napa (aka Chinese) cabbage.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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The rest of us will see flakes and maybe a coating.—
Mary Ours,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Splints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splints. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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