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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  • The Federal Reserve's September interest rate hike has only compounded the problem, resulting in higher borrowing costs for everything from credit cards to home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Chiefs coach Andy Reid compounded that mistake by making one of his own.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of compounded
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  • The company also shared that Mythos chained four different vulnerabilities together to create a more complex exploit.
    — Lee Rossey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Some models chained vulnerabilities together to escape virtual machines.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of chained
Verb
  • Weeks before the election, the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC allied with House Speaker Mike Johnson, shifted resources away from Kean's race to other critical contests, foreshadowing the 7th District outcome.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Peltola is a gun-owning, fish-catching Alaska-bush native, who has worked for mines and supports oil drilling, and is allied with the state’s largest labor unions.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of allied
Verb
  • For Round 2, Raman’s allies assembled a series of outside campaign committees to promote her mayoral bid.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, Mamdani has named Diya Vij, an arts-organizations veteran, to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs, and assembled a slew of heavyweights to serve on his Committee on Arts and Culture.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Frank Nazar had a prime opportunity to put the Hawks back ahead less than four minutes later — he was given a penalty shot after defenseman Andreas Englund hooked him on a breakaway.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In 1836, Charles Dickens hooked the good people of England on a story about a traveling men’s group.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of hooked
Verb
  • But Coyote has hitched his hopes for the mammoth case upon a man who could only be called a coward.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Looks like an entire orbital launchpad could be hitched to a semi-truck and driven anywhere on Earth, thanks to space launch provider Rocket Lab.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hitched
Verb
  • Following additional ground tests, Apeiron will be mated again to its carrier aircraft for captive carry tests, followed by a drop test and ultimately a powered test flight above 80 km.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The combo is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and produces 1,064 hp and 811 ft lbs of torque.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • Perched high on Sugarloaf Mountain, Grande Denali Lodge has one of the most dramatic settings of the hotels clustered around Denali’s entrance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • More rocks, less sand Recently, Crystal Cove State Park resembled a construction zone, with crews working around the clock to form large sand berms to protect historic wooden cottages clustered on sand between the ocean and highway.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of clustered
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