as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger
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Recent Examples of sliver
Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Great news for that sliver of Americans in the market for a Land Rover, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce or Aston Martin.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The company’s recent earnings report was impacted by an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on its Quarter Pounders, which sickened hundreds of customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Saratoga’s geography makes the topic tricky: Fewer than 1% of our parcels are zoned for commercial use, and sales tax dollars account for only a sliver of city revenue.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Great news for that sliver of Americans in the market for a Land Rover, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce or Aston Martin.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Verb
McDonald’s said Friday that slivered onions from the Colorado Springs facility were distributed to approximately 900 of its restaurants, including some in transportation hubs like airports.
—Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The company’s recent earnings report was impacted by an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on its Quarter Pounders, which sickened hundreds of customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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Goldman Sachs, in a 2024 report, estimated that companies would invest $1 trillion in AI infrastructure — including data centers, chips and the power grid — in the coming years.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Ultimately, on-device chips [often associated with edge computing, or processors built into devices like smartphones, home appliances, etc] are becoming powerful enough to run AI models and can ensure data privacy.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Last year’s series MVP sliced a first-pitch fastball over left fielder Cody Bellinger’s head for a run-scoring double.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Calamari Fries At Clever Koi, a modern Asian eatery in Greater Phoenix, calamari steak is sliced into strips, lightly battered in tempura, and flash-fried for a crispy, zesty bite.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Back in 2022, the coroner stated that investigators believe the 10,000 human bones and fragments found at Baumeister’s property in the 1990s could belong to 25 victims.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The fragments of the sixth century Byzantine bucket have fascinated researchers since a tractor harrow accidentally unearthed the pieces in 1986.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Unlike centralized clouds, where data shards are mutable, decentralized nodes make shards immutable and cryptographically secured, preventing unauthorized reconstruction.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Her mug of vodka cracks, leaking alcohol onto her computer, which then explodes, sending a shard of glass flying into her throat.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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While splinters were already forming, a trio of Grammy nominations nevertheless followed - with Potter left to ponder what could’ve/should’ve been.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Israeli military rule would last nearly four decades, during which Hamas emerged as a splinter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the 1980s, until a 2005 disengagement.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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