as in shards
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 slivers
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
It’s surrounded by the sea (even the bathtub has a door that opens up to slivers of blue) and feels one with the landscape—in some cases, literally.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
That’s in large part because many of the Democrats have only slivers of daylight between their policies, and ditto for the two Republicans.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The exceptionally large and tender ribs are zested with slivers of lemon.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Tomb 1 also yielded numerous bamboo slivers from the Warring States period.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Strong storms are also possible in northern Oklahoma, central Kansas and slivers of Arkansas and Missouri.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Wrapped in puff pastry with slivers of jalapeño peppers, these retro pigs in a blanket will disappear fast at any party.
—Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
It’s surrounded by the sea (even the bathtub has a door that opens up to slivers of blue) and feels one with the landscape—in some cases, literally.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
That’s in large part because many of the Democrats have only slivers of daylight between their policies, and ditto for the two Republicans.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The exceptionally large and tender ribs are zested with slivers of lemon.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Tomb 1 also yielded numerous bamboo slivers from the Warring States period.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Strong storms are also possible in northern Oklahoma, central Kansas and slivers of Arkansas and Missouri.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slivers
Noun
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Hall was found dead at a villa with head injuries, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reported, and had shards of glass from a glass door in his chest, per local outlet Ultima Hora.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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For context, Juszczyk is a 6-foot-1, 235-pound behemoth whose knees probably feel like broken shards of glass at this point in his life.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The map slices through Kansas City, splitting the city’s voters across three Republican-leaning districts.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Toast 2–4 slices bread of choice (such as country-style sourdough or multigrain).—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bricks, scorched wood frame splinters and other debris are scattered there.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beijing also seeks access to top-end chips made by American manufacturers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Another task involved answering elementary school questions with a giant pencil, and the final showdown was over a Plinko-esque game with specialized chips.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Pastoral care, safeguarding, academic standards, finance, HR, and operations all have to move as one unit, or the work fragments.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Loose bodies are cartilage or bone fragments that float around in the fluid of the elbow joint.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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For Denver and communities along the Interstate 25 corridor, snow accumulation chances remain low, though a few flakes could mix in Monday.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The condition causes itchy eyes, puffy eyelids and crusty flakes along the eyelashes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Noun
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At the core of quantum computing are quantum bits, or qubits, that can store multiple values simultaneously, unlike binary bits that can only be a 0 or a 1.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The best bits of Body of Work are defined by the ideas that don’t center Skeletrix in the frame, the half-thoughts and thorny passages that breeze past if you aren’t locked in.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Just scrape off large food scraps and let the dishwasher clean the rest.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The wastepaper baskets were filled with real scraps of newspaper.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivers. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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