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Recent Examples of splice
His idea is to splice together VHS scenes from Bollywood movies with Buster Keaton and Chaplin flicks, a crime waiting to be discovered.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Miller’s estate shared the trailer on YouTube, which splices clips of a little boy and his sprawling imaginary life of human-like animals going on a journey through a carnival.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The two clips were captured on her doorbell camera before being spliced together by Burn for comic effect.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In 1993, Dolce & Gabbana spliced up the image into puzzle pieces and printed an abstract version on blazers, midi dresses and bustier tops.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Miller’s estate shared the trailer on YouTube, which splices clips of a little boy and his sprawling imaginary life of human-like animals going on a journey through a carnival.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The two clips were captured on her doorbell camera before being spliced together by Burn for comic effect.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In 1993, Dolce & Gabbana spliced up the image into puzzle pieces and printed an abstract version on blazers, midi dresses and bustier tops.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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Manuelito woke up chained to the steering wheel of her patrol car, which Budge the nudged down into a ditch.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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In February, Laurel Lingenfelter and her partner Rob fostered Terra, a heavily pregnant dog who was found chained to a tree.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The prolific New York Times best-selling author hooked us with her debut, The Wedding Date, followed by a roster of page-turners featuring dynamic Black women.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
15 Apr. 2025
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After that, my friends and I attended the Midwest Gaming Classic, and I was hooked.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Grizzlies' bad luck — compounded by bad play — has continued into the playoffs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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As companies diversify their supplier base and pivot to new geographies, the complexities compound: Onboarding unfamiliar factories, aligning them to product specifications and ensuring every item still meets safety and regulatory standards.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Apr. 2025
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This cowboy is getting hitched and has the hat to match in matrimony.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Despite his eternal smile suggesting otherwise, this male dugong seemed visibly annoyed by the dozen remoras hitching a free ride on him.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Foreign companies producing goods in the U.S. are also affected, like Airbus, which assembles some of its narrow-body planes in Alabama, but relies on imports.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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The mission will be the ninth crew mission to Tiangong, and the sixth visit since the three-module orbital outpost was fully assembled in October 2022.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Russian and allied North Korean soldiers have nearly deprived Kyiv of a key bargaining chip by retaking most of the region, where Ukrainian troops staged a surprise incursion last year.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), a Darfur militia allied to the national army, has been fighting the RSF around the city of al-Fashir, around 15 km (9.3 miles) from Zamzam, with the help of other local armed groups.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 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,
7 Mar. 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 mill is mated to a four-speed automatic transmission that made 215 hp brand new.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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The engine is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission driving the front or all four wheels (all-wheel drive, engineered to maximize on-road traction, is offered on all trims).—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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