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Recent Examples of splintered
Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
And like all of television, reality is facing splintered and waning audiences so the decibel level of that conversation-sparking is often dialed way up.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The splintered Democratic field has raised the prospect that Hilton and Bianco could emerge from California’s top-two June 2 primary despite the state’s deep blue political tint.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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 be a real challenger.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
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
Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The cartel was one of two factions that splintered from the Milenio cartel, which had its roots in Michoacan and Jalisco in the late 1970s.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
So the group splintered, forming the Arizona Farm Workers union.
—Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
But the influencer landscape is getting debased and splintered and a bit draining, even for Kylie.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Brexit, the agonizing effort to break free of the controversial European Union, splintered the governing Conservative Party and then divided the Labour Party as well.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The rub for Democrats is that with at least a dozen candidates, votes are likely to be splintered.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
But the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which splintered from the Sinaloa cartel in 2009, became one of the nation’s most fearsome criminal organizations under Oseguera’s leadership.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Disagreements over the war have disrupted family dinners, upended friendships, and splintered congregations.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
And like all of television, reality is facing splintered and waning audiences so the decibel level of that conversation-sparking is often dialed way up.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The splintered Democratic field has raised the prospect that Hilton and Bianco could emerge from California’s top-two June 2 primary despite the state’s deep blue political tint.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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 be a real challenger.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
And years later, when the group splintered into increasingly militant factions, some took part in a disastrous bank robbery that killed an innocent guard and two police officers—three men who were just doing their jobs that day, and who left behind their own kids, their own families.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The cartel was one of two factions that splintered from the Milenio cartel, which had its roots in Michoacan and Jalisco in the late 1970s.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
So the group splintered, forming the Arizona Farm Workers union.
—Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
But the influencer landscape is getting debased and splintered and a bit draining, even for Kylie.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Brexit, the agonizing effort to break free of the controversial European Union, splintered the governing Conservative Party and then divided the Labour Party as well.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The rub for Democrats is that with at least a dozen candidates, votes are likely to be splintered.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
But the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which splintered from the Sinaloa cartel in 2009, became one of the nation’s most fearsome criminal organizations under Oseguera’s leadership.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
Adjective
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The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader scheduled for Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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The model shown also features a wood-burning stove, plus a mini-split air-conditioning unit, alongside the underfloor heating mentioned.—
Adam Williams
April 02,
New Atlas,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The day when everything around her began to shake and the lumps that embraced her loosened their grip and the tool tossed her through the air, she was spared from being sliced in two by the metal edge.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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For an elevated take, head to the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel’s Le Club Bar for a dainty banh mi sliced into bite-sized pieces and served on the finest porcelain.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its crew saved it, in part, by using heavy steel cables to tie cracked portions of the ship’s superstructure together.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Morgan said the cracked asphalt thawing and expanding and freezing again over a few weeks can make a small pothole grow into a larger one.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There are likely many more programs that could be chopped without most people noticing.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
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Cook 3 medium onions, chopped, 3 medium carrots, peeled, chopped, and 2 celery stalks, chopped, in same pot over medium-high heat, stirring often, until onions are browned, about 5 minutes.—
Jenny Rosenstrach,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Astronomically, the Beehive is considered an open star cluster, a group of young stars that formed from the same hydrogen nebula, sprinkled with heavier elements from a long-since exploded star.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Figure 2 shows an exploded view of this block (shown as part of the data pipeline in Figure 1).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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John Cantrell Cantrell had broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured collarbone.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rearrange her lyrics and Cates’ intentionally fractured scenes clearly flit between the trepidation, despair, and resigned acceptance familiar to certain locals.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In 2002, New York State wisely moved away from this fragmented model that did not have the best interests of students in mind, vesting governance of our schools with the mayor.—
Dennis Walcott,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Parkinson’s operates on an entirely different timeline, and within a more fragmented system.—
Todd Weissman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.—
Rebecca Leib,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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