as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
a splint off the board
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Recent Examples of splint
In addition to causing discomfort, shin splints can also be debilitating.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
After a medical reevaluation Thursday, Ball was able to remove his wrist splint and was scheduled to return to dribbling Tuesday.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Swelling trumpets accompany a cheerleader’s final splint stunt as a larger-than-life American flag unfurls and the choir sails off on a cruise line, capping off the gargantuan effort to bring the unexpected Saturday Night Live-like treat to a close.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
Your child's healthcare provider or a physical therapist can provide information about splints or braces.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
After a medical reevaluation Thursday, Ball was able to remove his wrist splint and was scheduled to return to dribbling Tuesday.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Swelling trumpets accompany a cheerleader’s final splint stunt as a larger-than-life American flag unfurls and the choir sails off on a cruise line, capping off the gargantuan effort to bring the unexpected Saturday Night Live-like treat to a close.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
Your child's healthcare provider or a physical therapist can provide information about splints or braces.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splint
Noun
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Jim sees DuPont’s electronics business, which supports the semiconductor industry, as the crown jewel since the artificial intelligence boom has created explosive demand for faster and faster chips.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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The downgrades come amid concerns about mounting competition in the GPU space with Nvidia’s cutting-edge chips as well as other new entrants in the AI market expected to pose a challenge to AMD’s growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Where American Primeval has at least allowed a sliver of ambiguity when portraying whether or not Young was complicit in the massacre’s cover-up until now, there’s none of that here.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the cartoonist Barry Blitt’s portrayal of the upcoming Inauguration Day, the new President is sidelined into a dash of yellow hair and a sliver of red tie.—
Françoise Mouly,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There was, however, the problem of splinter factions and the Banished repeatedly striking against the Sangheili and UNSC, trying to complete the work left undone by the late Covenant.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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Dennis recently directed splinter units for an upcoming Sky TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage — who lived between 300,000 and 100,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Raw foods can contain debris, like shards of bone, that may injure pets.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Here’s why experts are worried Raw foods can contain debris, like shards of bone, that may injure pets.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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The confetti fell onto the Las Vegas field, red, white and yellow flakes the backdrop for an exchange between Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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As Alyssa, an artist who falls somewhere between free spirit and flake, SZA eases into her first acting role like someone who has been doing this all along.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Splint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splint. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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