as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger
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Recent Examples of sliver
Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
New York is seven out in the National League East, and any sliver of a shot at claiming the division depends on winning and likely sweeping this series.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Made with two beef patties, a slice of American cheese, shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and two tomato slices, the burger will be available nationally through 2025, McDonald's said.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
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Noun
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
New York is seven out in the National League East, and any sliver of a shot at claiming the division depends on winning and likely sweeping this series.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
McDonald's to add Daily Double burger to menu The Daily Double, available now nationwide, is made with two beef patties, a slice of American cheese, shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and two tomato slices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Made with two beef patties, a slice of American cheese, shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and two tomato slices, the burger will be available nationally through 2025, McDonald's said.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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In August, the president announced a deal between the federal government and Nvidia, allowing the American chip producer to sell advanced semiconductors to Chinese buyers in exchange for a 15% cut of the profits.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The frigid air sliced through the open windows, bit the tips of my ears and my runny nose.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Under Glasner, Palace have built attacks quickly to slice through the opponents, with Mateta either linking the moves or dashing forward to be in a goalscoring position.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Police and shark biologists are analyzing Psillakis’s body and fragments of his surfboard, as well as speaking with witnesses, to determine the shark species, 9News added.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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The team's model demonstrated that turbulence, or irregular motion, in giant collapsing gas clouds can form lower-mass cloud fragments from which lower-mass stars condense.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Did a Smurl sister really vomit bloody glass shards?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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But there are also flashes of visual splendor, like tiny shards of some kind of exotic broken vase — fragments of what could have been.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The brittle, eco-friendly bamboo straw is another concession to the community, as are the splinters.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The syntax of reason splinters by the hour.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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