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
Mary Brancaccio, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In 1985, movies made for and about kids had a few more splinters.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2025
If the rise of video is causing a kind of identity crisis within podcasting, then viewing the ecosystem fracturing or splintering into separate different ecosystems might be the only productive way to frame the path forward.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Sunlight filtered by grey barn slats falls like splinters of hay on my brother’s shirt.
—Mary Brancaccio, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In 1985, movies made for and about kids had a few more splinters.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Any conventional nuclear fuel would have trouble standing up to that but what the rocket engineers need is a fuel that can not only survive, but refrain from cracking or splintering in the process.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2025
If the rise of video is causing a kind of identity crisis within podcasting, then viewing the ecosystem fracturing or splintering into separate different ecosystems might be the only productive way to frame the path forward.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
Noun
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They are usually packaged and include items such as chips, energy bars, and protein powder.—
Korin Miller,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Add the chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the candies.—
Bev Barrett,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Speaking with Deadline along with series creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks backstage Friday at the Critics Choice Awards, where the historical drama series sliced its way to a leading four wins, Sanada, who won tonight for Best Actor in a Drama Series, teased his desires for Season 2.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the man walked away from the fight, Banks stabbed him once in the back, slicing the victim’s lung with a 5-centimeter-deep laceration, according to prosecutors.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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A lot of people were holding out a sliver of hope that Trump One wouldn’t be the road map for Trump Two.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the greater Bay Area, insurers who opt into the plan will be required to write more policies in Marin, Napa, and Santa Cruz counties, as well as parts of San Mateo and Sonoma counties and a sliver of Santa Clara County.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The most challenging part of this one dish recipe is chopping the potatoes, which of course isn't even difficult.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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And some of them would continue to do the tomahawk chop, just like fans of the Atlanta Braves do.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These worms have long white tentacles and live in tubes made of coral fragments.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Today, their bones are few and far between, found typically in isolation and in fragments.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users split over the couple's division of responsibilities.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The feature take on Broadway musical Wicked, which is split up into two theatrical releases, had a first cut that was close to four hours long.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The researchers behind the brain plastics study think the tiny shards of plastic hitch a ride on fat molecules to get inside brain cells.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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Overall, cadaver brain samples contained seven to 30 times more tiny shards of plastic than their kidneys and liver, said co-lead study author Matthew Campen, Regents’ Professor and professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even within a group—the flakes so numerous as to be seemingly uncountable—no two, we were told, are exactly alike.—
Chris Wiley,
The New Yorker,
15 Feb. 2025
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Large flakes fell at a lively rate and in a few hours the snow was three inches deep.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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