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Recent Examples of splice
Sometimes narrating different perspectives on the same events and sometimes splicing together two unrelated monologues, the actors direct most of their dialogue toward the house rather than each other.
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Spectrum officials told the Los Angeles Times that personnel had to splice thousands of fiber lines to restore service to affected subscribers.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
The forceps have spliced me into body and specter, watching the action from the ceiling above the bed.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
More than once, McQuarrie splices in an indelible image from the 1996 film: a knife falling into a top-secret vault, the blade embedding itself in a desk.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Spectrum officials told the Los Angeles Times that personnel had to splice thousands of fiber lines to restore service to affected subscribers.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
The forceps have spliced me into body and specter, watching the action from the ceiling above the bed.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
More than once, McQuarrie splices in an indelible image from the 1996 film: a knife falling into a top-secret vault, the blade embedding itself in a desk.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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So, being able to chain that through PLUS1, and through our umbrella company in order to make sure that money is getting to folks who are actively helping out the LGBTQIA+ groups was a no-brainer.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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These men were removed from the group cells of Sednaya Prison and chained together.—
Robin Yassin-Kassab,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, Top Gun hit theaters, and like a lot of people my age, I was hooked.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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From the first notes of the theme song—thank you for being a friend—the girl is hooked.—
Beth Nguyen,
Time,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those struggles compounded during an alarming first half last season, spurring former coach Peter Laviolette to try something new.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Every decision, whether in a Tokyo boardroom, a New York conference, or a London investor call, carries compounding consequences.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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She’s hitched from Novi Sad, where the railway station collapsed in December.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Except that in this case, she was already hitched to the glamour dude.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Photos from the vigil showed supporters assembling around images of the conservative activist, surrounded by candles and other tributes.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Polish and allied officials have said that the incursion was intentional.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Thaksin briefly allied with Move Forward in an attempt to form a government, but reneged on that deal to instead lead a motley coalition alongside 10 establishment-leaning parties, including two directly responsible for the 2014 ouster of his sister.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Reality-show judges could include Taylor and Travis confederates: Tree Paine, Sabrina Carpenter, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, and Patrick Mahomes.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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Rowling and longtime confederates Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are exec producing, so she is expected to be involved in the decision-making on the series.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
17 Sep. 2025
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And even then, these incredibly attractive singletons resist the siren song of a potential relationship for as long as possible, like endangered animals who, despite all the efforts of their zookeepers to create the right opportunity, simply refuse to mate.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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