as in sliver
a small sharp piece of something (such as glass or pottery)
Watch out for the shards of glass on the floor.
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Recent Examples of shard
Contact with fiberglass shards can irritate your skin, eyes, and respiratory system.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
The ground, too, was littered with thousands of pottery shards.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
On a map, the archipelago looks like shards of glass spread across an ocean.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Mattresses, couches, tables, golf clubs, washing machines, long shards of wood and drywall—the piles still lined the streets.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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The traditional lands of the Lenape, or People, encompassed modern-day New York City and much of southern New York state, eastern Pennsylvania, a sliver of the Delaware River and the entire state of New Jersey.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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On Tuesday, Republican Rep. David Valadao’s victory in the 22nd District moved Republicans within two wins of retaining the House gavel as counting continued in a sliver of races across the country.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The only surviving wonder of these original seven that still stands is the Great Pyramid of Giza — the other six are either completely lost to time or only exist in fragments.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now, geneticists in India are hoping to use DNA extracted from more than 300 human bones and bone fragments found during those digs to shed new light on the origins of India’s people.ByVaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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While the triggers for the extreme cold at that time are debated, prevailing theories involve changes in tectonic plate activity, including the release of particles into the atmosphere that reflected sunlight away from Earth.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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In fact, scientists suspect that the magnetosphere coaxes Triton’s energetic particles to cross over to Neptune’s atmosphere and excite auroral flares on the planet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Listed by Kathryn Bentzen of Coldwell Banker Realty for a speck under $8.5 million, the roughly 1.7-acre parcel is tucked away behind high walls and gates.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Too much fluoride can also lead to dental fluorosis, which is cosmetic and can lead to the outer enamel layer of the tooth to have white specks or lines.Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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This year’s Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza exceeded expectations, potentially offering a glimmer of hope for the fashion industry.Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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His colors can be dazzling near neon-bright or subdued like the first glimmers of sunrise.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The first big splash goes to the Dodgers…and they probably are not done.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Listen to this article A public swimming pool complex to include a 50-meter pool, a therapy pool, a splash pad and a building for events is moving closer to reality and could become the city’s next successful public-private partnership.Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 25 Nov. 2024
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My steak, which was cooked to perfection, featured a dusting of luxurious gold flecks.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Poets and cub scouts, romantics and scientists, people young and old around the world have looked up and been dazzled by the flecks of light speckled across the night’s inky canvas.Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of people have been reported missing, perhaps unable to leave their location or unable to contact family where communications infrastructure is in shreds.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The story picks up in a military bunker in the Everglades, where the last shreds of humanity have gathered in search of safety.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Shard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shard. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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