as in split
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Adjective
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Like monstera, split leaf philodendron has giant, shapely green leaves that bring a whimsical, maximalist feel to a room.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The project received preliminary approval in August with a split vote of 3-2, in which Mayor Christi Fraga and Councilman Rafael Pineyro voted against it.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Yet McKnight says these orbiting specters of exploded shells might not represent the greatest danger to spacefarers and space habitats.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
13 Oct. 2024
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Enlarge / An exploded view of Magna's bimatrix projector.—
Ars Staff,
Ars Technica,
20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The fractured surfaces showed that the artifacts had been destroyed deliberately and most likely when the grave had been reopened.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Exposure to high levels of radium can result in adverse health conditions like anemia, cataracts, fractured teeth, cancer (especially bone cancer) and death, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The start of congestion pricing only raises the stakes and our city cannot afford fragmented responses that fail to improve the situation.—
Selvena Brooks-Powers,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Garnish the top with broken pieces of graham crackers for a bit of crunch.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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Minshew was terrible in 10 appearances and got benched multiple times before suffering a broken collarbone.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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