as in slivers
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splints
Breathability The best plantar fasciitis night splints are as breathable as possible to avoid excess sweating during the night.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Health care providers can perform X-Rays, put on splints and suture wounds, test for respiratory illnesses and viral infections such as COVID and strep throat and perform urine analysis, among other services.
—Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
It has also been used to design assistive tools such as finger splints and utensil grips.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Bunion splints can help slow the progression of your bunion and relieve both pain and pressure.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, after running imaging tests, doctors generally recommend treatments like physical therapy and braces, splints, or shoe inserts.
—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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Health care providers can perform X-Rays, put on splints and suture wounds, test for respiratory illnesses and viral infections such as COVID and strep throat and perform urine analysis, among other services.
—Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
It has also been used to design assistive tools such as finger splints and utensil grips.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Bunion splints can help slow the progression of your bunion and relieve both pain and pressure.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, after running imaging tests, doctors generally recommend treatments like physical therapy and braces, splints, or shoe inserts.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splints
Noun
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Strong storms are also possible in northern Oklahoma, central Kansas and slivers of Arkansas and Missouri.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bricks, scorched wood frame splinters and other debris are scattered there.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The war is also threatening the world's supply of helium and aluminum, key materials used in products such as semiconductor chips, medical equipment and other everyday goods.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In fact, there was very little that the salt air and a bag of vinegary chips couldn't fix.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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The plainclothes detectives, who were wearing NYPD vests, then dragged Brown on the floor, over shards of broken glass, to the front of the store, ordering him to stop resisting.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Expect plenty of flying shards and other obstacles to make the free-for-all more frenetic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Flavor the tangy, no-bake filling with crushed pineapple, sweetened coconut flakes, and a splash of rum.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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The coconut frosting, speckled with coconut flakes, was the best part.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Splints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splints. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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