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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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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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
Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
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
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Verb
That kingdom come is in the form of an ultimate soldier, that being Ares (Oscar winner Jared Leto), who has come to Earth all ablaze in red neon lights, and the floating upside-down ‘U’ Tron-thingy; these shooting lasers are splicing this and that and forming all sorts of light-cycle pathways.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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
Noun
In this scenario, a splice knot or swivel connecting a leader is just going to create a weak point that could fail under the strain.
—Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
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
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splice. Accessed 27 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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