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Definition of sliverednext

slivered

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verb

past tense of sliver
as in sliced
to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slivered
Adjective
Sprinkle with goat cheese and slivered almonds. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivered
Adjective
  • The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far-right, was too splintered to be a real challenger.
    MARI YAMAGUCHI, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The opposition, despite the formation of a new centrist alliance and a rising far right, was too splintered to pose a real challenge.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The star of the show at both is the steak trompo, in which strip and sirloin steaks are skewered on a glossy vertical spit, sliced thinly to order onto a supple corn tortilla with avocado salsa.
    Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Using single-cell RNA data from four additional mouse brains — including ones from male or female mice, and ones sliced from left to right or front to back — CellTransformer produced similar maps.
    Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Check for cracked or charred wires, as well as burn marks or holes on the blanket, says Evan Jones, representative from Electrical Safety Foundation International.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Dry winter air can leave you with cracked, peeling skin, gritty eyes, and a scratchy throat.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • They can be sliced or mashed for toast, blended into smoothies, or chopped into salads and grain bowls.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
  • It can be enjoyed as a salad (be sure to massage the leaves first) or chopped and cooked in stews, soups, curries, and more.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The pollster was leaning against the split-rail fence, looking at the horses.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In a split backfield with Zach Charbonnet this season, Walker still rushed for 1,027 yards on 221 carries with five touchdowns on the ground and 282 receiving yards on 31 receptions.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • An exploded view shows the Orion spacecraft.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.
    Michele Gile, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Daniel Hernandez doesn’t include tomatoes in his recipe, which means there’s no watery element to interfere with the buttery smashed avocados.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026

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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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