spliced

past tense of splice

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Verb
  • The confusion is compounded by the patchwork nature of the SNAP program, which is administered jointly by the federal government and the states.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Earle-Sears campaign’s struggles were compounded by the silence from the top of her party.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The 2014 report, which included vivid descriptions of unresponsive prisoners after waterboarding and others chained from bars in stress positions for long periods of time, shocked many but did not move Cheney.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group in Gaza allied with Hamas which also held Israeli hostages during the war.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In October 1940, the Soviet Union was allied with Nazi Germany and technically at war with Britain.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
    Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Key producer Sonia Friedman, working with StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, has assembled an award-winning team to collaborate with Sheppard, Kane and Pye.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Murphy was hooked by the story and the girls’ strength and resilience.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Murphy has produced countless TV shows that have been heaped with acclaim, ratings and awards and Kardashian is a reality show star turned businesswoman and billionaire, with millions of followers and fans hooked to her every move.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That outlines Andromeda, the princess, who’s hitched to the rear end of the horse.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Joe Manganiello is getting hitched.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Temerario Super Trofeo is powered by a twin-turbo V-8 making 641 horsepower that’s mated to a six-speed sequential manual transmission.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
  • That's thanks to knobby dual-sport tires from Ceat mated to 19-inch front and 18-inch rear spoked aluminum wheels, and upside-down front forks with long suspension travel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The set-up inside the circle felt more like a rehearsal space, with the group clustered together while also roaming freely around the stage, playing to different parts of the audience.
    Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Prosperity clustered in a few metro regions, while rural, industrial, and minority communities often fell further behind.
    Mark Hagerott, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Spliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spliced. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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