as in chip
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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Recent Examples of spall
They are made up of huge amounts of matter squeezed into a spall space, which creates a gravitational field so powerful that the black hole pulls everything around it inside, including light.
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Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet.
—Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018
The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway.
—Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017
Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet.
—Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018
The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway.
—Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spall
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One piece with inlaid turquoise chips showed how the ancestors of the O’odham adorned themselves.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of dinner, guests arrived and camped out at the black marble bar for a dirty Yola-tini mezcal martini over moreish chips and dip.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 20 Nov. 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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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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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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All the while, their connection deepens and splinters as life gets in the way and troubled pasts come to light.Megan Vick, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2024
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The border has long seemed a political millstone for Democrats, a place where the party splinters on policy and the results are out of step with broad public opinion.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
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In a Dutch oven, heat the oil, butter, bouillon base, garlic powder, chile flakes, basil and oregano over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until quite fragrant.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Once melted, add garlic, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, stirring continuously, 45 seconds or until garlic is fragrant.Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Archaeologists also unearthed brooches, necklace beads, knives, and even a small shard of glass that may have served as an amulet.James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ka’s music, which is largely self-produced, is at once stark and enveloping, a fugue of dread and predatory housing law punctured by shards and wisdom and, occasionally, discrete moments of joy.Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Spall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spall. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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