spliced

verb

past tense of splice
as in compounded

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  1. compounded
  2. chained
  3. allied
  4. assembled
  5. hooked
  6. hitched
  7. mated
  8. clustered
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  • This is an infuriating bait-and-switch case compounded by a gross disregard for public health and safety.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Note that several places below mention compounded GLP-1 medications in their deals.
    — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of compounded
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  • But the sheer number of vulnerabilities is concerning, especially given they can be chained together to perform attacks.
    — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Denver's Centennial Gardens abruptly closed over a year ago, and the gates have been chained ever since, leaving residents with questions like why and what's next.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of chained
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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
  • Tipu’s kingdom finally fell in 1799, when British and allied forces overwhelmed his fortress at Seringapatam, a few hours’ drive from present-day Bangalore.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of allied
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  • Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • Could the generations growing up with their brains hooked to endless video feeds be developing some kind of novel, as-yet-undetectable cognitive brilliance?
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The two were instantly hooked, and so Lamar began researching how to make them.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of hooked
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  • 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, 3 July 2026
  • With both the bride and groom wearing Christian Dior haute couture and Christian Louboutin shoes, the 14x Grammy winner and 3x Super Bowl champion were hitched within the last half hour at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of hitched
Verb
  • That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Pegasus was mated in mid-June to the Stargazer aircraft, which will transport it from the Wallops facility to the Marshall Islands ahead of the launch, NASA said in a press release.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • In 2019, the largest share of new-car buyers clustered in the low-to-mid-$20,000 range.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The shell casing markers were clustered in the plaza of the Five One Five North State business center.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of clustered
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