splinter
Example Sentences
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The 21st Century saw dance music splinter into even more sub-genres, providing something for everyone to move to.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
But regional cooperation doesn’t need to splinter the world entirely.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
She trained in classical arts—voice and dance—and common notions of beauty are present in her music, yet she seems equally determined to splinter her tracks into pieces via technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Ours is a history in which New York robber barons used the promise of belonging to splinter the poor into factions and manipulate them into fighting among themselves during the Gilded Age.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026
But the Cyclops just plucked out the shaft like a large splinter and kept advancing on me.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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