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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  • Conversely, long-term investing can rely on smaller returns compounded over longer periods.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The passing game had its moments — Austin Simmons went 25 for 44 for 339 yards with an interception — but the misses compounded into an ineffective MU attack.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of compounded
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  • Up to five Zeros can be chained together into a 105,000-mAh colossus for extended outdoor adventures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of chained
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  • Meanwhile, the national army is advancing alongside the Tigray Peace Force, a group of former TPLF fighters now allied with Addis Ababa.
    — Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Also Sunday, France's Socialist and allied voters chose European Parliament lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann as their presidential candidate in a primary election marred by a cyberattack and divisions within the mainstream left.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of allied
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  • Seth Wickersham, a top sports journalist with ESPN in Bristol for over 25 years, has assembled his best work into a nearly 500-page paperback collection.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Once a shark is hooked, the team brings it on deck and places it in a large cooler filled with seawater.
    — Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
  • You’ll be hooked enough to pick up the next in the series, A Court of Mist and Fury, which follows the love story between Feyre and her mate.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 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
  • The power plant is mated to a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The engine comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox and is equipped with a slip and assist clutch.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Placed somewhat sporadically throughout the lower half of Cruz’s dress, the flowers clustered near the neckline and went on to completely cover the straps.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of clustered
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