as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
she got a splinter from the unfinished wall
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Recent Examples of splinter
Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
This strength of feeling explains why trans-Atlantic relations were splintering before Friday’s undiplomatic scenes.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Hyde’s artsy, category-defying film can feel a bit chaotic at times, crammed with distracting splinters of key memories (unnecessary flashbacks in which different-looking younger actors embody the same character).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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
Verb
But analysts warn that Ukraine’s forces could begin to splinter in the face of Russian pressure beginning in four to six months unless European allies mobilize quickly to make up for a shortfall in U.S.-provided weapons.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
This strength of feeling explains why trans-Atlantic relations were splintering before Friday’s undiplomatic scenes.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
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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There's also a USB-C charging port, fingerprint ID built into the power button, a flashlight, and an NFC chip for payments.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Baby Zucchini This mild-tasting veggie is great raw, roasted, or even sliced into sticks for dipping, says Syn.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, peel and slice carrots into bite-sized pieces.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ward shortened his drop and threw a strike in the small sliver of space just before the hash mark.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In just about every single episode of CSI, techs wearing no protective equipment whatsoever stand in rooms lit like dive bars, feeding slivers of human tissue into machines that whir briefly and spit out a neat list of every foreign substance in the body.—
Samuel Ashworth,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pulse until carrots are finely chopped and everything is combined.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Mar. 2025
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She’s since seen many of those who moved to the region leave: Some came to realize that chopping wood and maintaining 100-year-old houses was not for them, while others decided to embrace the freedom of being fully remote and move to another state or country entirely.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 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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Voto holds up a silk-wool kimono with an elaborate nuit de chine scene—originally a 1920s dress attributed to Jean Patou, which Estrada found at auction, practically in fragments.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At the time the law was passed, civil society inside Russia itself was split.—
Anastasiya Zavyalova,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Growing up on the East Coast and splitting my time between New York and Charleston, I was surrounded by Old World America and these architectural buildings that held so much history, and had such a strong presence about them.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
28 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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The sassy semi-homemade dressing (featuring Italian dressing, balsamic, honey, and crushed red pepper flakes), the tender sautéed chicken, and the enticing combination of colorful vegetables really help this supper shine.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
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That said, constant white flakes of dead skin cells on your clothes can get pretty frustrating.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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