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Meanings of splinter in inglês

português
romper

Withdraw from an organization or communion.

        romper
        português
        lasca

        A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.

              lasca
              Sinônimos
              Examples for "secede"
              Examples for "secede"
              1
              A referendum in 2011 opens the possibility that South Sudan may secede.
              Wired
              2
              Gration said Washington was already factoring in projections the south will secede.
              Reuters
              3
              And how can it secede from a government it never capitulated to?
              News.com.au
              4
              They say that the South will secede if Fremont should be elected.
              Westways: A Village Chronicle
              5
              I don't know whether you think it good to secede or not.
              The Bride of Dreams
              1
              It's time to break away from the failing and dysfunctional EU system.
              Radio NZ
              2
              The answer is not to break away, though, but to stay united.
              The Guardian
              3
              Why does this province, specifically, want to break away from South Africa?
              The South African
              4
              There's a strong possibility the Ukraine will break away and join him.
              Red inferno: 1945
              5
              Anxiety and fear will remain until you deliberately break away and commit.
              Climbing Magazine
              Usage of splinter in inglês
              1
              A small number of other attacks are the work of splinter groups.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Although it's possible they were just a splinter group of Labour Unity.
              The Guardian
              3
              So to fulfill that, the market needs to splinter as it grows.
              Wired
              4
              Without a deal there was a danger the SNC could splinter further.
              Reuters
              5
              Let's see if we can't splinter those instructions good and proper beforehand.
              Changer of Worlds
              6
              And I never feel a break or a splinter in the least.
              Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
              7
              His wound was not severe; a splinter struck him on the hip.
              The Downfall
              8
              He had already been badly wounded in the head by a splinter.
              The Story of Nelson / also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain...
              9
              One truth lodged itself in her heart, a splinter of unbearable pain.
              Love at first sight
              10
              Art threw away the stub of the splinter and sat up straight.
              Jean of the Lazy A
              11
              A splinter group, known as PJAK, has expanded its front into Iran.
              BBC
              12
              Moreover, not a single splinter of the true cross is in existence.
              Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
              13
              He touched his left shoulder where a splinter had smashed him down.
              Colors Aloft!
              14
              He drank from the keg, then measured the contents with a splinter.
              Ralph Granger's Fortunes
              15
              She wanted something breakable that would splinter into shards across his forehead.
              House of Bathory
              16
              A shell splinter had gone through the flesh of his right forearm.
              "Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went / Together with ...
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              Splinter through the time
              Splinter across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
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