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
Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
The only crimes against persons that saw increases in 2024 were kidnappings and abductions, which rose by 2.3%, and simple assaults which saw a sliver of a rise by 0.1%, the statistics show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 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
Facing the northernmost Adriatic Sea, Trieste is in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, set on a sliver of land just a few kilometers wide and surrounded on two sides by Slovenia.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
The only crimes against persons that saw increases in 2024 were kidnappings and abductions, which rose by 2.3%, and simple assaults which saw a sliver of a rise by 0.1%, the statistics show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 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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For example, the White House warned US companies against using AI chips made by China’s national tech champion Huawei.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Last year, PepsiCo began adding more chips to bags following complaints about shrinkflation.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Making sauerkraut begins with slicing cabbage into fine shreds and mixing it with salt.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
11 June 2025
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But Ramos-Arce said the brother tried to pull the machete away, and Ramos-Arce sliced his arm in the process, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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That’s despite the fact that pyroclastic flows—ground-level, fast-moving clouds of extremely hot gas and volcanic fragments—are one of the most dangerous results of volcanic eruptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Neolithic masons filled the gaps between individual stones with shards of greywacke, a type of sandstone that also lined the chamber floor.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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At the same time, the new Syrian government has reportedly cracked down on several Palestinian factions involved in the war in Gaza, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad and another PFLP splinter, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 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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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliver. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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