Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spliced
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Now habitually slow starts – UCLA has already trailed 20-0 twice and 14-0 once – compounded by chronically poor decision-making.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Many saw the data (compounded by significant revisions to recent jobs reporting from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which painted a far weaker employment picture than previously believed) as further pressure on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to cut the base rate.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing the fire of the gods and giving it to human beings.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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The men were chained in three separate places—at their ankles, wrists, and waists.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Congressional representatives allied to the big techs have blocked the bill’s approval in the House of Representatives’ Culture Commission.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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That action, even if ostensibly directed at Hamas, is likely to exacerbate tensions not only with Qatar but place increasing stress on the calculus allied Gulf Arab countries make in their dealings with Israel.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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The documentary is built around the chat with Sheen — which gives the impression of stretching across many days, based on lighting choices — but Renzi has assembled an impressive assortment of key figures from Sheen’s lives.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The data set was assembled by an independent AI developer named Shawn Presser, who wanted to give the open-source-AI community high-quality training data to compete with the big AI companies.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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But crack was the drug Sheen said hooked him most.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Something about the game hooked Viskari.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Except that in this case, she was already hitched to the glamour dude.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The wagon, which was hitched to two horses, left the road and all eight passengers on board were ejected, authorities said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission, which transfers all of that power to the wheels, plus both traction control and a quickshifter are included, which make life easier.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 2019 parade saw the PLA unveil weapons including a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, a medium-range ballistic missile mated with a hypersonic glide vehicle, and its first undersea drone.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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But the country’s extreme wealth remains clustered in a handful of hot spots.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There was no external funding, so the creation of this film was essentially a group of friends clustered around the script, having intense artistic conversations, and nothing else existed outside that circle.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Spliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spliced. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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