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Recent Examples of splice
Finger tucked around a crescent moon, light splits and splices the room,
disconnects the dots, casts
a constellation onto sheetrock.
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Nicky Vaid, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
The video splices clips of Blanco and Gomez discussing working together on the project in the kitchen of the home, with videos of the pair performing the tracks from different spaces inside the home.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
However, transcripts of the audio recording in court revealed that the quotes were spliced and edited to be in a different order and context, The New York Times has reported.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
The fragrance is also a treat, splicing zippy orange peel and magnolia with soothing notes of eucalyptus and sandalwood.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 17 May 2025
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Nicky Vaid, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
The video splices clips of Blanco and Gomez discussing working together on the project in the kitchen of the home, with videos of the pair performing the tracks from different spaces inside the home.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
However, transcripts of the audio recording in court revealed that the quotes were spliced and edited to be in a different order and context, The New York Times has reported.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
The fragrance is also a treat, splicing zippy orange peel and magnolia with soothing notes of eucalyptus and sandalwood.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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With Gi-hun chained up and nonverbal for much of this episode, there might be another layer of meaning to the meal of the day, which Geum-ja encourages Gi-hun to eat with water.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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He was chained up outside and abused before being saved.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Florida recently banned kids under 14 from having social media accounts entirely, while other states have targeted specific features such as endless scrolling or push notifications designed to keep kids hooked.—
Meg Leta Jones,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Flamengo had a great chance to take the lead at the start of the second half when Gonzalo Plata couldn’t hook the ball in from close-range.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Transnet’s problems have been compounded by the inefficiency of South Africa’s other major utility — the power company Eskom.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
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These effects can compound rapidly, creating cultural voids that are difficult to fill.—
Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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At Newfound Gap, folks often hitch northwest down U.S. 441, toward their first day off in Gatlinburg, Tenn.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
20 June 2025
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Boomers’ children aren’t getting hitched as easily, and those who do are less likely to split up.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
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Gingrich called on members to assemble in the well of the House of Representatives in an executive session.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Each garment piece is dyed and washed with a tie-dye effect before being assembled, creating a one-of-a-kind look when combined with other pieces.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Hamas, which is allied with Iran, sparked the war when its fighters led a rampage into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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Read: Why Israel struck now Iran might also attempt to attack American bases in the region, or to strike Gulf countries allied with the United States.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
13 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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But the pair hypothesized something more dynamic: that color vision evolved around the same time as a color signal, such as flashy fruit, attractive flowers, mating colors or warning signs.—
Molly Herring,
Quanta Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Recently, researchers modified male mosquitoes to secrete toxic proteins in their semen, to kill female mosquitoes after mating.—
Jay Kakade
June 16,
New Atlas,
16 June 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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