as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger
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Recent Examples of sliver
Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Armed with a sliver of hope but no real expectations, Lee showed up to the tryout one day in September and worked with the infielders.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Preliminary data implicates slivered onions used on Quarter Pounders as a possible source, and recent testing rules out beef patties, according to the company.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
While Webb is designed to peer deep into small slivers of the sky, SPHEREx's wider field of view will observe the sky in all directions.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Armed with a sliver of hope but no real expectations, Lee showed up to the tryout one day in September and worked with the infielders.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
That left the fresh, slivered onions as the likely source.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Preliminary data implicates slivered onions used on Quarter Pounders as a possible source, and recent testing rules out beef patties, according to the company.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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That's because chip industry insiders widely expected the Trump administration to impose curbs on the H20, the most cutting-edge AI chip U.S. companies can legally sell to China, a crucial market to one of the world's most valuable companies.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Microchip and rivals such as ON Semiconductor, which soared 21.8% from its lows of the day, have slumped since the market peaked in February, despite semiconductors being excluded from the tariff increases, hurt by concern that the economy would slow and demand for chips would weaken.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 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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In addition to the atlatl, the archaeologists also found a fragment of a boomerang, long wooden tips that might have been used to deliver poison to prey, and wooden darts and stone tips.—
Livia Albeck-Ripka,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The fragments revealed are so frustrating that anyone needing real medical attention should probably steer clear of Maguire.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During my own childhood, this crucial medical device was commonly available in only two forms: rectal, which involved a patient parent and a jar of Vaseline, and oral, which could only be used once your kid could be trusted not to bite down too hard and ingest glass shards and mercury.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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For safety, clean up the shards now but spare yourself the emotional fallout.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The design is classic and functional, and it’s made from a weather-resistant and UV-resistant material that won’t rot, splinter, chip, or peel.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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Anyone who has suffered the indignity of a splinter, a blister, or a paper cut knows that small things can sometimes be hugely annoying.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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