SPALLS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

spalls

noun

plural of spall

as in slivers

a small flat piece separated from a whole found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations

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Noun

But embedded in nights such as Tuesday are slivers and morsels of hope and optimism.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2026
According to reports, Brinkley would inject slivers of Billy goat gonads into human scrotums as a cure for impotence.

— Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of slivers

Noun

Hardware demand Despite these concerns, the sector's hunger for chips doesn't seem to be letting up, as seen in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's record quarter.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
But while Broadcom can profit from selling chips, the AI labs buying computing power must still find enough paying customers to cover the cost of developing and running their models.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of chips

Noun

Each is almost seven by five feet, and most establish a broad field of color—blue, crimson, orange—across which migrate sharp and irregular shapes, some like long teeth or spears, others like shards of obsidian.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Try topping with a plop of Greek yogurt or some shards of feta.

— Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shards

Noun

Onigiri Gorichan serves delicate Koshihikari rice balls stuffed with salmon flakes, pickled plums or Spam and egg.

— Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Some showers are possible in the Arrowhead early Friday with the potential for a few flakes to mix in.

— Mike Augustyniak, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of flakes

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But the archaeologists who excavated the new skeletal fragments from Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq say the fossils weave a complex tale of Neanderthal life and death, beyond what appeared to be deliberate violence.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
The show’s name was inspired by the scientific name for the nightshades family of plants and the paintings had fragments of darkness.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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