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
Elizabeth Kocan, Parents, 21 Nov. 2024
Eye protection is important, too, so wear safety glasses or goggles to avoid splinters and fragments.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
Mia Sato, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2024
Still, the critical question now is what will happen inside Syria – a country splintered into rival militia strongholds by the civil war, and roughly half of whose 23 million people are now refugees inside its borders or abroad.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Safety: For wooden building sets, look for smooth exteriors free from sharp edges or splinters.
—Elizabeth Kocan, Parents, 21 Nov. 2024
Eye protection is important, too, so wear safety glasses or goggles to avoid splinters and fragments.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
Verb
Previously, monetization of these formats was splintered off from one another: Stories earnings were in one bucket, and Spotlight earnings were handled through a different program.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2024
Still, the critical question now is what will happen inside Syria – a country splintered into rival militia strongholds by the civil war, and roughly half of whose 23 million people are now refugees inside its borders or abroad.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
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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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Southeast Asia also has a significant presence in strategic sectors like chips and green energy.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025
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Let the bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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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
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Packages of cucumbers—that had been either chopped, sliced, or speared—had initially been recalled last month amid fears they may be contaminated with the potentially deadly food poising bug.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The menu also includes fish and chicken sandwiches, wings, milkshakes, chopped salads and more.Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hard plastic or metal fragments can cause choking, particularly in children, elderly individuals or those with swallowing difficulties.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Even business-to-business software companies need to compete for fragments of prospects’ attention with gaming apps and TikTok dance-offs now.Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
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This $21-billion fund is split equally between shareholders and utility customers.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or blue-green shard of Roman glass.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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While that was happening, the common window through which most Americans learned about the country and the world — TV, newspapers, radio — was shattered into dozens of shards of glass, based on consumer's personal preferences.Axios, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Types of Salt and Their Shelf Lives Salt, chemically known as sodium chloride (NaCl), comes in various forms, from fine grains like table salt, to larger, more delicate flakes.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
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The addition of fresh herbs and crushed red pepper flakes gave the topping plenty of flavor, and the buttery wine sauce added the perfect amount of richness.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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