spliced

Definition of splicednext
past tense of splice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spliced
Verb
  • That compounded to even fewer touches.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The challenge is compounded by federal uncertainty.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When Samantha Browdey’s body is found chained to a cement block, lying at the edge of a lake, detectives not only want to solve the murder but also find the woman’s infant daughter.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Mitchell kept Elizabeth chained up.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The group is known to work with Los Viagras, a criminal organization allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
  • His daughter Nenen has since fought to get his killing — by forces directed by an influential family allied with the then-government — officially acknowledged.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Not wanting to disappoint, but short on ingredients, Cardini quickly assembled some romaine lettuce, anchovies, breadcrumbs, and some other ingredients.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Most of the parts for such houses are assembled in a factory, like a car, then hauled to the property and put together.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After five minutes with that group’s House chair, Waterford Democrat Janet Polinsky, Keane was hooked for life.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Still, to sit opposite him at a small table is just a bit like being hooked to a polygraph, despite his air of mannerly warmth.
    Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the meantime, the data center will work on getting hitched to the grid.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The last thing the city needs is a repeat of Victory Park, the anodyne development hitched to the American Airlines Center that, more than two decades after its inception, has only begun to find traction as a vibrant community — and may lose it if its primary tenants depart.
    Mark Lamster Architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But the program persevered, and though the MkI was given a 289 ci V-8—mated to a five-speed manual transaxle—the GT40 MkII featured a 427 ci V-8 along with a host of other enhancements.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That motor comes mated to a four-speed gearbox and semi-automatic centrifugal clutch – no clutch lever, no fuss.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Further into the lobby, guests clustered around wooden and carpeted phone booths outfitted with black rotary-style phones, taking turns posing as if mid-call.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • People stood clustered on the sidewalk in scarves and coats, even stopping their cars or leaving nearby restaurants and hotels, to take videos and pictures as the protesters marched down Commerce Street.
    Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Spliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spliced. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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