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adjective

Definition of splinterednext
as in split

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splintered

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verb

past tense of splinter
as in sliced
to cut into long slender pieces splintered the carrots into little sticks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
  1. split
  2. cracked
  3. chopped
  4. exploded
  5. fractured
  6. fragmented
  7. blasted
  8. broken
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sammy Sosa’s fractured relationship with the Chicago Cubs appears to be on the mend.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Bodies begin to pile up as the police move in, and Daniel is forced to keep his fractured community together and catch the killer.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fractured
Adjective
  • This results in fragmented data and a lack of cohesive information flow, complicating AR management further.
    Sunil Rajasekar, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Their habitats are becoming increasingly fragmented, meaning patches of habitat are decreasing in size and becoming increasingly isolated and less connected, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of fragmented
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
  • But the supply chains were so broken because of the pandemic.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • An autopsy revealed the father had been stabbed approximately 50 times and had sustained multiple injuries, including broken bones, strangulation marks, and blunt force trauma to the head, face, and back.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of broken
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splintering

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