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splintered

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verb

past tense of splinter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintered
Adjective
  • Biggest needs: Offensive tackle, wide receiver, edge rusher, offensive guard and safety Back to top 28 | Detroit Lions Previous mock drafts have predicted the Detroit Lions will lean toward defense in the first round, but following free agency, the experts are split.
    Jim Sergent, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The costs of the shower will usually be evenly split among the hosts, although one person may offer to cover the majority of the budget.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • Use a volcanic-rock molcajete or mortar and pestle to smash the fruit and serve, perhaps with a pinch of cilantro chopped on top.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Wayward rhizomes that pop up as new plants can be hoed or chopped.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But SpaceX’s success required long experimental phases and lots of exploded rockets, all of which cost money.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Seen through telescopic eyes, the night sky is dotted with the glowing remains of exploded stars.
    Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Buffaloes would finish 4-8 on the season, with Sanders missing the finale due to a fractured back.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Thematically, the fractured friendship works well in a story that is so much about the joys of friendship and the pain of a camaraderie betrayed.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This fragmented system creates inefficiencies, increases costs, and opens the door to fraud.
    Natalia Karayaneva, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Even though sports instruction for tikes is a highly fragmented business, Bredeman and partners recognized that franchises in any business segment end up in periods of consolidation where some players get large and others wither away.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Using accessible platforms such as 311, public school parents and community members should be able to report broken buzzers and defective security equipment in schools to ensure administrators can quickly address defects and replace them.
    Savanah Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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