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
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The house comes stocked with board games and has sliver views of the Pacific Ocean from the wraparound deck.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025
Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Fresh, slivered onions at McDonald’s were the likely source of the outbreak, the CDC said, in line with previous reports.
—Daniela Sirtori, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Syrupy and meaty aromas that include herbs and a sliver of sparky bright red fruit.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The house comes stocked with board games and has sliver views of the Pacific Ocean from the wraparound deck.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed last month that slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the probable source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to stop selling the menu item temporarily.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Fresh, slivered onions at McDonald’s were the likely source of the outbreak, the CDC said, in line with previous reports.
—Daniela Sirtori, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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The purple hue is the result of the delamination of the phosphor-silicon layer in the streetlights' LED chips.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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This portable powerhouse uses an M3 chip and contains the same Liquid Retina display and slim, sturdy, and lightweight aluminum construction that fans have come to know and love.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The basic accessory comes with a processor blade and two multiuse shredding and slicing discs.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
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That data can then be sliced into chunks to determine how fast the Universe was expanding at each point of time in the past, the better to model how dark energy was affecting that expansion.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In December 2023, more than 25,000 pounds of boneless chicken bites were recalled following the discovery of clear, hard plastic fragments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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In a study published last year, Sette and his team tested blood samples collected from volunteers to identify whether their T cells that target fragments of the flu virus could do the same for H5N1 bird flu.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to the statement, the workshop consisted of multiple kilns; storage areas; and 32 ostraca, or pottery shards, with commercial transactions written in Greek and Demotic scripts.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sculptor of whizzing shards of metal, wire, wood, and glass.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rodents have bones, which can choke the cat while eating them, or break into splinters and damage their intestines.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2024
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Raw edges add to the appeal but may cause splinters when handling.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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