spliced

verb

past tense of splice
as in compounded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spliced
  1. compounded
  2. chained
  3. allied
  4. assembled
  5. hooked
  6. hitched
  7. mated
  8. clustered
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  • Those firms that subordinated customer value to residual claims frequently paid a price; those who reversed the order compounded advantage.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The tragedy has been compounded by the ongoing conflict in the nation.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of compounded
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  • The company said advanced cyber-capable models could ultimately become useful defensive tools, helping security teams identify vulnerabilities, understand how individual weaknesses can be chained together and respond to attacks faster.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Though Felipe was originally chained inside a hole in the woods, he was moved to Esmeralda Farm out of caution that he might be found.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of chained
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  • Real resilience requires multiple independent paths for critical missions, utilizing diverse government, commercial, and allied capabilities across various architectures and supply chains.
    — Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Other Democratic committees and allied super PACs are considerably better funded, raising questions about whether major donors increasingly see them as more effective vehicles than the DNC.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
Definition of allied
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  • Engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory assembled the core detector modules and tested the preliminary hardware.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Outside the Moda Center, dozens of Cunningham supporters gathered for the second consecutive Fever road game, while counterprotesters assembled nearby, some wearing costumes.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • She was hooked by Punch after her daughter in the Philippines told her about the monkey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The first documentary that really hooked her was Black Barbie on Netflix.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 23 July 2026
Definition of hooked
Verb
  • Before getting hitched to Greenstein, Porizkova was married to musician Ric Ocasek.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 July 2026
  • But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of hitched
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  • That engine is mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and a centrifugal clutch (also like Honda's), topping out at 43 mph (70 km/h).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • At the same candidate forum, Lake said that employment opportunities tend to be clustered in larger cities across Jackson County, putting candidates further east at a disadvantage when looking for jobs.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The cottages and town houses would be clustered on the development’s east side, near Meridian Road, with larger homes on the west.
    — Rose Evans July 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026
Definition of clustered
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