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adjective

Definition of sliverednext
as in splintered

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slivered

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verb

past tense of sliver
as in sliced
to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivered
  1. cracked
  2. chopped
  3. split
  4. exploded
  5. blasted
  6. smashed
  7. broken
  8. fractured
Adjective
  • Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
Definition of cracked
Verb
  • Add broth and chopped carrots; lock lid in place.
    Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ensure the veggies are chopped into uniformly sized pieces.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of chopped
Adjective
  • Later, Farley explained to me that his household is split.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Additional features also include merged and split recording modes, marker dropping, customizable buttons and flexible recording options.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • Yet McKnight says these orbiting specters of exploded shells might not represent the greatest danger to spacefarers and space habitats.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Enlarge / An exploded view of Magna's bimatrix projector.
    Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of exploded
Adjective
  • The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Definition of blasted
Adjective
  • Footage from the scene showed the smashed motorcycles near the shoulder and right-most lane of the road, which was littered with debris.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Only her car, found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside the next morning, and her two smashed cell phones, discovered near a neighbor's house, remained.
    Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of smashed
Adjective
  • At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.
    James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of broken
Adjective
  • The chaos could spill into neighboring Lebanon and Iraq, and no amount of military might can fully insulate Israel from the ripple effects of a fractured Syria.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Regrouping later at the hangar, medics took stock of the wounded — several arterial GSWs, a fractured tib-fib for Josie, and such.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of fractured
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