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Both the original Godzilla film—produced in Japan less than a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki—and the 1956 version released in the States (with a performance by the actor Raymond Burr spliced in for American audiences) are somber and even daring for the time.
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Below are just a handful of actors, from Josh Brolin to Uma Thurman, who gave their all only to see their performances spliced out of the finished cut.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
In 1974, biologists stopped research on recombinant DNA out of concern that this innovation—splicing together genes from different organisms—could endanger the future of humanity.
—Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
The account’s videos splice together footage of male entertainers with shots of the park’s natural landscapes, typically set to provocative music.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Below are just a handful of actors, from Josh Brolin to Uma Thurman, who gave their all only to see their performances spliced out of the finished cut.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
In 1974, biologists stopped research on recombinant DNA out of concern that this innovation—splicing together genes from different organisms—could endanger the future of humanity.
—Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
The account’s videos splice together footage of male entertainers with shots of the park’s natural landscapes, typically set to provocative music.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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Books in Humfrey’s library were once chained to the bookshelves, and today can only be read in Bodleian Library’s reading rooms, according to its website.—
Kaela Ling,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. team and Agricultural Marine investigators found 29 dogs chained and in kennels with scars consistent with dog fighting, in addition to narcotics.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Anyone who has seen photos of smokers hooked to oxygen or revealing their lung-cancer scars can attest that public health has become expert in warning potential victims of these types of health problems.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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KidKraft has hook removal instructions on its website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Continuous learning loops help align system behavior with evolving user intent, and are often the hidden driver behind compounding improvements in relevance and satisfaction. 6.—
Keshav Agrawal,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Gets Clinton Judge The SSA estimated that this policy will result in approximately 3.4 million more annual office visits, thereby compounding wait times and processing delays.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Though they got hitched in 2022, Colleen and Matt didn't move in together for two more years.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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More often than not, viewers see these people stroking them, hitching rides on their fins, or free diving within inches of their faces.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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For Palmer, then, the Renaissance is not so much a golden age as a glittering illusion—assembled, reassembled, and ultimately undone by the longings of those who came after.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The data on the lead lines was contained in hundreds of reports assembled by the state’s water utilities and submitted to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, which regulates drinking water safety.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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Hearst now allies us closely with the San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle and, if all goes as expected, soon the Dallas Morning News, as well as other Hearst Texas newspapers in Laredo, Beaumont, Midland and elsewhere.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Now, he’s allied with a political movement that wants to ban pornography.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes.com,
29 July 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,
14 July 2025
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Authorities are accusing Antonio Hernandez and confederates Ivan Murillo-Hernandez and Alexis Garcia Martinez of ripping off mail from unsuspecting venues with the help of four juveniles, whose names were not released.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2024
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The vehicle must be shipped in segments to Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 3 in Virginia, where it will be fully mated as a rocket.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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These windows prime our neural circuits to respond to opportunities for mating.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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