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Recent Examples of splice
The fragrance is also a treat, splicing zippy orange peel and magnolia with soothing notes of eucalyptus and sandalwood.
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 17 May 2025
With footage spliced from the recording studio and from the staging itself, the video captures every angle of McDonald's powerhouse performance as Mama Rose, the tenacious stage mother who will do anything to see her daughter become a showbiz star.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 May 2025
The scientists then rewrote the 14 key genes in the cell’s nucleus to match those of the dire wolf; no ancient dire wolf DNA was actually spliced into the gray wolf’s genome.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Describing this in the video, recorded from inside his bedroom at 17, Evan maintains magnetic eye contact, but his delivery is energized, the final cut spliced with jokey memes.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 17 May 2025
With footage spliced from the recording studio and from the staging itself, the video captures every angle of McDonald's powerhouse performance as Mama Rose, the tenacious stage mother who will do anything to see her daughter become a showbiz star.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 May 2025
The scientists then rewrote the 14 key genes in the cell’s nucleus to match those of the dire wolf; no ancient dire wolf DNA was actually spliced into the gray wolf’s genome.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Describing this in the video, recorded from inside his bedroom at 17, Evan maintains magnetic eye contact, but his delivery is energized, the final cut spliced with jokey memes.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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In March, four women held at the Krome North Processing Center in Miami said they were chained for hours on a prison bus without access to food, water or a toilet.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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According to an Associated Press story, U.S. border agents handcuffed Tyler and chained her to a bench, while Sielaff, was accused of violating the rules of his 90-day U.S. tourist permit, the AP reported.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Plus, its thread-free design prevents claws from getting hooked in the stitching.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2025
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By giving away its best photo software, Google is counting on hooking users into trusting the company with a lifetime of memories, transferring brand loyalty away from the particular device in their hands and toward Google Photos.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Residents of Lassen and Tuolumne counties are fighting against Drax’s plans to build the pellet mills, telling Grist that making wood pellets in forested areas and thinning the forests at the same time would only compound the risk of fires in their communities.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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The effects of the bill would also be compounded by further changes by individual states.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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The impressive team effort enables nematodes to hitch rides on passing insects to more favorable habitats and bridge otherwise untraversable gaps, Ding and her co-authors suggest.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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At the time, Cruise’s love story with Katie Holmes felt inextricably linked to the third Mission: Impossible film, which saw Ethan Hunt getting hitched to Julia, played by Michelle Monaghan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Agentic workflows — While the first two innovations provide a better AI experience, the ability for agents to share data and be assembled into workflows is the big game-changer.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Large groups of protesters quickly assembled near raid sites on both days, leading to traffic disruptions and escalating tensions with federal authorities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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The gunmen appeared to be allied with Israel’s military, operating in close proximity to troops and retreating into an Israeli military zone in the southern city of Rafah after the crowd hurled stones at them, witnesses said.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Polish and allied planes briefly scrambled early on Monday in Polish airspace, as Russia unleashed its aerial strikes, the Polish armed forces said.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
9 June 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,
10 June 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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Spraying the male mosquitoes with Metarhizium fungal spores could ensure that the fungus spread to the female mosquitoes that the males mated with.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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These birds regularly mate and produce young together.—
Elay Shech,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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