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splinter

noun as in thin piece of solid

verb as in break into thin, small pieces

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But she eventually decided she needed freedom and space, so I scooped up my splintered heart and moved on.

Others were held outside a hotel in Erskine in 2023, organised by a far right group called Patriotic Alternative and also by Homeland, a group which splintered from Patriotic Alternative.

From BBC

If the regional vote is splintered between a lot of parties, it could also raise the bar in terms of others making the grade at all.

From BBC

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia began to splinter.

From Salon

Even though he had been officially adopted by the party's ruling body, another candidate from a splinter group also registered himself under the party's name.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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