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spliced; splicing
1
a
: to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
b
: to unite (two lengths of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc.) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3
: to combine or insert (something) by genetic engineering
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
splicer
noun
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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
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
The trailer for the tour splices clips recorded on film of the singer’s one-night-only performance of the album live at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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Verb
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.
—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
Noun
In the accompanying music video for the song, DeMarco canoes near his mother’s home in Canada and splices in shots of geese.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
The trailer for the tour splices clips recorded on film of the singer’s one-night-only performance of the album live at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splice. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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splice
1 of 2 verb
spliced; splicing
1
: to unite (as two ropes) by weaving the strands together
2
: to unite (as pieces of film) by connecting the ends together
3
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
splicer
noun
splice
2 of 2 noun
: a joining or joint made by splicing
Medical Definition
splice
transitive verb
spliced; splicing
: to join together or insert (as segments of RNA or DNA) to form new genetic combinations
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
see gene-splicing
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