as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations
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Recent Examples of spall
They are made up of huge amounts of matter squeezed into a spall space, which creates a gravitational field so powerful that the black hole pulls everything around it inside, including light.
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Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet.
—Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018
The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway.
—Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017
Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet.
—Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018
The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway.
—Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spall
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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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Jim sees DuPont’s electronics business, which supports the semiconductor industry, as the crown jewel since the artificial intelligence boom has created explosive demand for faster and faster chips.Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Blazers switched the screen, but Lillard still created a sliver of space against Deni Avdija and got a look at the rim before trying to kick it to Portis in the right corner.Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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That's a whole lot of racecar performance for a sliver of what an F1 car would cost you.New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hard plastic or metal fragments can cause choking, particularly in children, elderly individuals or those with swallowing difficulties.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Even business-to-business software companies need to compete for fragments of prospects’ attention with gaming apps and TikTok dance-offs now.Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sunlight filtered by grey barn slats falls like splinters of hay on my brother’s shirt.Mary Brancaccio, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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In 1985, movies made for and about kids had a few more splinters.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Types of Salt and Their Shelf Lives Salt, chemically known as sodium chloride (NaCl), comes in various forms, from fine grains like table salt, to larger, more delicate flakes.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
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The addition of fresh herbs and crushed red pepper flakes gave the topping plenty of flavor, and the buttery wine sauce added the perfect amount of richness.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
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Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or blue-green shard of Roman glass.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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While that was happening, the common window through which most Americans learned about the country and the world — TV, newspapers, radio — was shattered into dozens of shards of glass, based on consumer's personal preferences.Axios, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Spall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spall. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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