as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
she got a splinter from the unfinished wall
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as in to split
to cause (people) to break up into opposing groups
The board splintered as soon as the most contentious issues came up for discussion.
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Recent Examples of splinter
Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Not-so-splendid splinter During a 1976 game against the Dodgers at San Diego Stadium, Padres left-hander Randy Jones was pitching to the Dodgers’ Bill Russell to lead off the seventh inning.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Mark Dee
may 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
Soon members of the Genius Group began to splinter off.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Noun
While the group claims it was formed by splinter factions of the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, authorities have accused it of being a front for the TTP.
—Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Not-so-splendid splinter During a 1976 game against the Dodgers at San Diego Stadium, Padres left-hander Randy Jones was pitching to the Dodgers’ Bill Russell to lead off the seventh inning.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
From above, Kuna is a splintering amoeba of annexation, tract housing intercut with active farms and green fields.
—Mark Dee
may 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
Soon members of the Genius Group began to splinter off.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
Noun
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In July 2023, firefighters battled a blaze on the property for four days after a conveyor belt fire spread to bark chip piles and structures, according to local fire and rescue officials.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Asian chip stocks have soared in recent months amid a global shortage for the technology that underpins the AI boom.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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To reward Rue’s professed desire to swap sides, the cartel threatens her with all manner of violence before slicing her palm open with a knife.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Finally, let your potato rest for a few minutes before slicing open and adding your toppings.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Rooms This glitzy hotel is enormous, with 2,798 rooms and suites split between the Borgata Tower and the MGM Tower.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2026
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These are the first to split and topple over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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But these Giants have a special way of dragging you in with a sliver of hope, only to slam the door on your fingers.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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The ceasefire agreed in October left Israel in control of more than half of Gaza, with Hamas controlling a sliver of coastal territory.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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In demonstrations, it has been shown performing a range of domestic tasks, including chopping vegetables, frying eggs, loading a washing machine, hanging laundry, making a bed, and opening curtains, according to Fast Company.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The film eliminated even a gesture toward a plot while showing solitary nonprofessional and real-life ranch-hand Misael Saavedra chopping and hauling logs in the Argentinian hinterlands (in actuality, Alonso’s family’s ranch).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three can be divided into elite clubs, those from the level just below and the wealthy middle-class, respectively.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The False Comfort Of The Status Quo With firewalls in place, VLANs dividing the network and perimeter defenses monitoring network traffic, security and business leaders often believe their current controls are enough to hold attackers at bay until the next investment cycle.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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On one side of it is a fragment of my first novel.—
Joyce Johnson,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Their wedding photo only appears in a newspaper fragment, as Tandberg never made a full-size print.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Thursday night’s detonation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test produced a spectacular fireball over Florida, sending shards of the rocket flying far and wide, into the sea and across the coastal scrubland nearby.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Up close, the design featured far more detail, boasting peek-a-boo lace cups and hundreds of shards of stone and crystals.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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