SPLICED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

spliced

verb

past tense of splice

as in compounded

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Manning still has flashbacks — now, compounded by fear that the next evacuation could be complicated by heavy truck traffic.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
This is compounded by the fact that manufacturing is closely aligned with high-stakes industries like aerospace and defense, medical technology or industrial equipment, where every part must meet strict criteria.

— Marc Kermisch, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of compounded

Verb

The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Apple is keeping up by enabling M5 Pro Mac minis to be chained together via Thunderbolt 5 to share their computational resources for larger AI models.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of chained

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But expanding domestic and allied capacity to manufacture the most critical medicines and ingredients — and maintain adequate strategic reserves — would dramatically reduce China’s leverage in any future crisis.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Just days before, the TPLF publicly allied with other Ethiopian armed groups aiming to overthrow the federal government.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of allied

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On a budget of just $15 million, Yamazaki assembled a visual effects team of just 35 artists to create 610 effects shots.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
The machine’s roughly 80-ton tower was delivered in two sections and assembled on site.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembled

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The helicopter was configured for a 100-foot longline rescue, and after reaching the promontory, a tactical flight officer was lowered to the victim who was able to stand and be hooked to the rescue line and lifted off the bluff.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hooked

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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

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The gargantuan mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and makes 1,167 hp and 1,100 ft lbs of torque.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
After additional testing there, the vehicle will undergo a static fire test before being mated with the upper stage.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mated

Verb

Consider the needs of NASA's Apollo program — where landing sites were clustered toward the equator on the moon's near side —compared to the current Artemis program, which intends to focus initiatives at the lunar south pole.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Another room over, regulars sat clustered around a long bench under a wall-sized sunset mural, while sports fan pennants decorate the rustic interior.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

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