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
Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian forces are in peril in the Kursk region, and may lose this sliver of Russian land that was their only territorial card at the negotiating table.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
That left the fresh, slivered onions as the likely source.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The athletic department accounts for a sliver of a slice of Stanford’s $10 billion budget and is therefore easy for the administration and the board of trustees to ignore.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian forces are in peril in the Kursk region, and may lose this sliver of Russian land that was their only territorial card at the negotiating table.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
The multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders is officially over, according to officials.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
That left the fresh, slivered onions as the likely source.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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That's because chip industry insiders widely expected the Trump administration to impose curbs on the H20, the most cutting-edge AI chip U.S. companies can legally sell to China, a crucial market to one of the world's most valuable companies.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Microchip and rivals such as ON Semiconductor, which soared 21.8% from its lows of the day, have slumped since the market peaked in February, despite semiconductors being excluded from the tariff increases, hurt by concern that the economy would slow and demand for chips would weaken.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Baby Zucchini This mild-tasting veggie is great raw, roasted, or even sliced into sticks for dipping, says Syn.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, peel and slice carrots into bite-sized pieces.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the atlatl, the archaeologists also found a fragment of a boomerang, long wooden tips that might have been used to deliver poison to prey, and wooden darts and stone tips.—
Livia Albeck-Ripka,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The fragments revealed are so frustrating that anyone needing real medical attention should probably steer clear of Maguire.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During my own childhood, this crucial medical device was commonly available in only two forms: rectal, which involved a patient parent and a jar of Vaseline, and oral, which could only be used once your kid could be trusted not to bite down too hard and ingest glass shards and mercury.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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For safety, clean up the shards now but spare yourself the emotional fallout.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The design is classic and functional, and it’s made from a weather-resistant and UV-resistant material that won’t rot, splinter, chip, or peel.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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Anyone who has suffered the indignity of a splinter, a blister, or a paper cut knows that small things can sometimes be hugely annoying.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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