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
Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The Nets’ physical defense kept Lillard from making contact with Brooklyn center Nic Claxton, but Antetokounmpo still found a sliver of space and got to the rim.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Most of those people, 63, said their food contained fresh, slivered onions.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The energy crisis in Transnistria, a sliver of pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, began on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The Nets’ physical defense kept Lillard from making contact with Brooklyn center Nic Claxton, but Antetokounmpo still found a sliver of space and got to the rim.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Epidemiologic and traceback data shows fresh, slivered onions used on the Quarter Pounder and other menu items are the likely source of the outbreak, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Most of those people, 63, said their food contained fresh, slivered onions.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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Southeast Asia also has a significant presence in strategic sectors like chips and green energy.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some people, like TSMC founder Morris Chang, have been very critical of attempts to bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Even when the Clippers’ 26-point lead in the third quarter was sliced to 15 by the end of the quarter and to 11 early in the fourth, Leonard sat on the bench.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Instead of stopping with the wall, Martin and his representatives said, his contractor kept slicing, also taking the top off that previously intact 46-foot length of the bluff next to it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage — who lived between 300,000 and 100,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Raw foods can contain debris, like shards of bone, that may injure pets.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Here’s why experts are worried Raw foods can contain debris, like shards of bone, that may injure pets.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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There was, however, the problem of splinter factions and the Banished repeatedly striking against the Sangheili and UNSC, trying to complete the work left undone by the late Covenant.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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Dennis recently directed splinter units for an upcoming Sky TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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