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
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Physical trauma to the nail can damage blood vessels beneath the nail, causing blood to pool and appear as a dark verticle line (known as a splinter hemorrhage).
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Multiple parties from around the world have reported being denied permits, splintering some groups, and shutting down others outright.
—Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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Noun
It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor —
Bare.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Physical trauma to the nail can damage blood vessels beneath the nail, causing blood to pool and appear as a dark verticle line (known as a splinter hemorrhage).
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
The band was splintering, Keith Moon nearly joined Led Zeppelin.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Multiple parties from around the world have reported being denied permits, splintering some groups, and shutting down others outright.
—Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splinter
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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Southeast Asia also has a significant presence in strategic sectors like chips and green energy.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Even when the Clippers’ 26-point lead in the third quarter was sliced to 15 by the end of the quarter and to 11 early in the fourth, Leonard sat on the bench.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Instead of stopping with the wall, Martin and his representatives said, his contractor kept slicing, also taking the top off that previously intact 46-foot length of the bluff next to it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Verb
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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
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
Verb
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The monk/fox combo needs to be split up, let Keon start!—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
16 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
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
Noun
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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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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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