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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
  • After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.
    Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of chopped
Adjective
  • Like monstera, split leaf philodendron has giant, shapely green leaves that bring a whimsical, maximalist feel to a room.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The project received preliminary approval in August with a split vote of 3-2, in which Mayor Christi Fraga and Councilman Rafael Pineyro voted against it.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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
  • Don’t expect the chickpea fritters to be crunchy, though — the smashed falafel balls are soft and almost blend into the texture of the hummus, but that wasn’t a complaint from testers.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Project Overview Total Time: 30 minutes Skill Level: Beginner Broken glass, whether a result of a shattered wine glass, toppled vase, or a smashed window, is difficult to clean up.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of smashed
Adjective
  • Minshew was terrible in 10 appearances and got benched multiple times before suffering a broken collarbone.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Teammate Jaylen Watson, who is recovering from a broken ankle, also mentioned the storm in a social-media message.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of broken
Adjective
  • The fractured surfaces showed that the artifacts had been destroyed deliberately and most likely when the grave had been reopened.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Exposure to high levels of radium can result in adverse health conditions like anemia, cataracts, fractured teeth, cancer (especially bone cancer) and death, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of fractured
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