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splinter

[splin-ter] / ˈsplɪn tər /
NOUN
thin piece of solid
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Antonyms
STRONG




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He had previously told the court the group was a splinter of the online Irish Citizens Army which communicated on the messaging app Signal, RTÉ has reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The bloc of governors would have to splinter before a majority of Fed voters in favor of a hike could carry the day.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

President Bola Tinubu said the attackers were militants from Ansaru, a Boko Haram splinter group known to operate in central Nigeria, extending into the southwest.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

The Wall Street Journal spoke to heads of government, their ministers and top aides to reconstruct the closed-door meetings where the alliance began to splinter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Now everything resonates, sticks like a splinter, festers.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

It might be best not to think about splinters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I also wanted to understand if my treatment, which forced me to excavate painful childhood memories lodged beneath the surface, like splinters the skin had long healed over, could help others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Most top directors can’t act to save their lives, which is why they tend to appear as themselves and stick out like splinters.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

As the film moves from Guatemala to Mexico and then to the United States, Nava slowly splinters the magical realism Rosa and Enrique had grown up with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

At the very least, think of the terrible places she could get splinters!

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Things hadn’t splintered out into a zillion niche locations just quite yet,” Adkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

When he climbed the heap of slurry, he saw splintered furniture and ruined papers, but one thing remained intact.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Whoever replaces Petro in August will confront a splintered Congress that will force any incoming administration to build alliances to pass laws.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

I glance at the splintered television screen and wince.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Maksić said putting students on the ballot risked pitting them against one another and splintering a movement built without leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Here’s what’s grabbed my attention: Thursday’s tech takedown, and a market that’s increasingly splintering.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

These surge for tens of kilometers, splintering trees, igniting forests and burying the remnants beneath hot ash and pumice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Dramatic video footage from Long Beach shows massive waves slamming into the shoreline and splintering the wood on the boardwalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

I was still astride the top rail when the struggling bulls crashed through the fence, splintering the posts and rails, and toppling me to the ground almost under them.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson


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