SPLICE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

splice

verb

Definition of splice

as in to chain

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Recent Examples of splice What remains unclear is whether splicing patterns differ systematically across species with different maximum lifespans and whether those differences carry biological meaning. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 In the early days of the war, official accounts shared videos splicing clips from sports, movies and video games into real footage of military strikes. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026 The most effective way to splice speaker cables is by using a dedicated, in-line speaker wire splice. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 Hey Santana decided to splice out that Maduro soundbite, which was already floating around social media, and remix it into a dembow track. — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splice

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The company said advanced cyber-capable models could ultimately become useful defensive tools, helping security teams identify vulnerabilities, understand how individual weaknesses can be chained together and respond to attacks faster.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Though Felipe was originally chained inside a hole in the woods, he was moved to Esmeralda Farm out of caution that he might be found.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of chain

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No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
So much so that on July 23rd and 24th, an FDA advisory committee will meet in White Oak, Maryland, to discuss whether a select handful of peptides can be legally produced by compounding pharmacies.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Like Tubbs, Ferguson was new to the city, having only recently settled there after the better part of a year spent hitching trains with his pregnant girlfriend.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of hitch

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And everything begins to feel strangely familiar—like creative output assembled mechanically from patterns.

— Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Then, the families of the slain suitors assemble and vow revenge, clashing with Odysseus, Telemachus, Laertes and the loyal servants — only to have Athena intervene and abruptly put a stop to the fighting.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of assemble

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Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of ally

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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, 19 Aug. 2025
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

Definition of confederate

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In addition to that, the company’s next car, the Tourbillon, will be its first to feature the company’s new hybrid powertrain, which mates a three-foot-long, naturally aspirated V-16 with a trio of electric motors.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
Since female screwworm flies mate only once during their roughly month-long lifespan, those that breed with sterile males produce no viable offspring, causing the population to gradually die out.

— Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

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