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Recent Examples of splintering
If two people in a friend group have a conflict, in other words, the group may have enough structural support to withstand splintering.
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Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Seemingly every news cycle and every social media feed brings more reason to believe America is splintering into warring political tribes.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Dowling considers his masculine playacting a necessary unifying armature, something powerful enough to bind together these splintering parts.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
And privately, the family was splintering.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Kerkering fired a sinker that ran in on Pages’ hands, splintering his bat.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, an otherwise strong voting bloc can be marginalized by splintering its voters among several districts, thereby diluting its impact.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Video footage shared online shows the window with a large crack right in the middle, splintering off to the sides, as someone placed tape over the glass.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splintering
Verb
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Hurricane Milton also opened Milton Pass, slicing Stump Pass Beach State Park in half and destabilizing nearby barrier islands, which could lead to worsening beach erosion.—
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Letting that beautiful pie set up before slicing into it.—
Verb
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Decades ago, some wealthier Venezuelans began splitting their time between South Florida and their home country, gradually spending more and more time.—
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After dribbling once with his right hand, Brown unleashed a Eurostep to his left, splitting the two Raptors players.—
Verb
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Remove the skin, and rinse before chopping.—
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Finely chopping and cooking firm vegetables helps.—
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“Splintering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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