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Recent Examples of splintered
Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The 911 call transcripts consisted of 17 pages of calls made out of the area in the moments after Good was shot and offered a profane, splintered glimpse into eyewitness accounts.
—Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Use it as a tablecloth or to cover hard seats or splintered benches, or spread it out for a picnic lunch.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The aftermath left shattered concrete and splintered wood — visible reminders of what Villar calls reckless driving.
—Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to lost screws and tiny hunks of splintered paint.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The online conversation has splintered into semi-private silos like Substack, Letterboxd, and TikTok.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The mirror that once reflected a common identity has splintered.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Forté remained close with the Fugees, even as the group splintered.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Most of the old cartels have splintered.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Together with thin shallot rings, the bird fries in a coating of rice flour to achieve an airy crispness and plenty of splintered, shattering bits of batter.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2016, a group known as the Islamic State West Africa Province splintered from Boko Haram and declared allegiance to the Islamic State.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Since a March 2020 tornado splintered its Holly Street building, the East End United Methodist Church has been conducting services at the Warner Elementary Arts Magnet School.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Dec. 2025
Adjective
The skyline seems built from the splintered remains of ancient castles.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The 911 call transcripts consisted of 17 pages of calls made out of the area in the moments after Good was shot and offered a profane, splintered glimpse into eyewitness accounts.
—Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Use it as a tablecloth or to cover hard seats or splintered benches, or spread it out for a picnic lunch.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The aftermath left shattered concrete and splintered wood — visible reminders of what Villar calls reckless driving.
—Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to lost screws and tiny hunks of splintered paint.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Owens said that one of Kansas City’s major problems is that the community-wide approach to helping homeless people is currently splintered.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The online conversation has splintered into semi-private silos like Substack, Letterboxd, and TikTok.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The mirror that once reflected a common identity has splintered.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Forté remained close with the Fugees, even as the group splintered.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Most of the old cartels have splintered.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Together with thin shallot rings, the bird fries in a coating of rice flour to achieve an airy crispness and plenty of splintered, shattering bits of batter.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2016, a group known as the Islamic State West Africa Province splintered from Boko Haram and declared allegiance to the Islamic State.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Since a March 2020 tornado splintered its Holly Street building, the East End United Methodist Church has been conducting services at the Warner Elementary Arts Magnet School.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
Adjective
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The pollster was leaning against the split-rail fence, looking at the horses.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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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
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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
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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
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Dry winter air can leave you with cracked, peeling skin, gritty eyes, and a scratchy throat.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
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An exploded view shows the Orion spacecraft.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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While many cast members bring longstanding friendships onto the island, that can actually lead to a more brutal game with fractured feelings when game comes first.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hammer Down follows a seasoned long-haul trucker and his tenacious daughter as they’re forced to confront their fractured relationship while transporting a mysterious cargo across the country.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Those initiatives often improved productivity and shareholder returns but left organizations structurally unprepared for markets shaped by fragmented attention, hyper-accelerated trend cycles, and nonlinear demand creation.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Owing partly to the legacy of segregation, the country never developed a universal health-insurance program, and maintains a fragmented health-care system in which both class and race still dictate much of a patient’s access to care.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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