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
Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The Nets’ physical defense kept Lillard from making contact with Brooklyn center Nic Claxton, but Antetokounmpo still found a sliver of space and got to the rim.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Most of those people, 63, said their food contained fresh, slivered onions.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The energy crisis in Transnistria, a sliver of pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, began on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The Nets’ physical defense kept Lillard from making contact with Brooklyn center Nic Claxton, but Antetokounmpo still found a sliver of space and got to the rim.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Epidemiologic and traceback data shows fresh, slivered onions used on the Quarter Pounder and other menu items are the likely source of the outbreak, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Most of those people, 63, said their food contained fresh, slivered onions.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliver
Noun
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Jim sees DuPont’s electronics business, which supports the semiconductor industry, as the crown jewel since the artificial intelligence boom has created explosive demand for faster and faster chips.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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The downgrades come amid concerns about mounting competition in the GPU space with Nvidia’s cutting-edge chips as well as other new entrants in the AI market expected to pose a challenge to AMD’s growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Let the bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.—
Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2025
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Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.—
Michiko Tomioka, Contributor,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hard plastic or metal fragments can cause choking, particularly in children, elderly individuals or those with swallowing difficulties.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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Even business-to-business software companies need to compete for fragments of prospects’ attention with gaming apps and TikTok dance-offs now.—
Martin Kihn,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or blue-green shard of Roman glass.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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While that was happening, the common window through which most Americans learned about the country and the world — TV, newspapers, radio — was shattered into dozens of shards of glass, based on consumer's personal preferences.—
Axios,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There was, however, the problem of splinter factions and the Banished repeatedly striking against the Sangheili and UNSC, trying to complete the work left undone by the late Covenant.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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Dennis recently directed splinter units for an upcoming Sky TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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