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splinter

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




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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

That threat could be a pathogen inside the body or something as simple as a splinter.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

The 21st Century saw dance music splinter into even more sub-genres, providing something for everyone to move to.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

But I know if I don’t, the word she used—“cult”—will burrow deeper in my mind, like a splinter.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

But as the middle-class splinters along generational lines, other political experts warn that many ordinary Angelenos feel increasingly shut out of L.A. politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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

Speak the speech, I pray you, but not in such a way that splinters the overall story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

But she plays the more shadowed of the siblings without any of the flat spikes and splinters of pure evil that inform most of the hostile beings in this universe.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2024

Instead, as though alive itself, it poured in a thin yellow slab of brightness from under the door, illuminating the dust and splinters of the hall floor.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

“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

Other chapters, written in splintered, sharply poeticized fragments, assume Gelsomina’s point of view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The early ratings show the enduring power of live sporting events and their ability to draw mass audiences at a time when streaming video has splintered viewership .

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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

Beside it was the splintered body of a tree, still rolling to a stop after the collision.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Many see the AI trade, once a monolithic bet on chip stocks and hyperscalers, splintering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

The splintering of mass media, the confluence of a cultural icon whose priorities are so admirable — the zeitgeist will simply never again support someone so pure of heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Vannacci, a former paratrooper, launched FN earlier this year after splintering from Matteo Salvini's League party.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The fourth sliced his stick in two, splintering the wood and shearing through the lead core.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin


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