spliced

past tense of splice

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Verb
  • The challenge is compounded by Russia’s growing air defense dilemma.
    Hunter LaCroix, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
  • Climate change and associated recent heat waves and droughts compounded the challenges faced by the tree, wrote the society.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Another told The Times she was arrested while high on fentanyl and had to detox without medication while chained to a metal bar for hours.
    Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • The footage shows men and women with bags over their heads, chained to the wall in the underground tunnels, looking not that dissimilar from detainees at Abu Ghraib.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Vox is strongly supportive of Israel, whose government has allied with the party despite a history of neo-Nazis in its ranks.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
  • But, increasingly convinced that Mossadegh was an extremist allied with communism, the Eisenhower administration began to plot his ouster.
    Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • But Fort Worth Fire has assembled a team of elite firefighters trained to respond quickly in situations where maneuverability is key.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • On the Criterion Channel, known for showcasing classics and discoveries from around the world, Two Prosecutors will be accompanied by The Trial, a 2018 documentary that Loznitsa assembled from footage of a 1930 Stalinist show trial.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Then another colleague hooked McDonnell up with local fishermen to help.
    Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Before these findings, published in the Journal of Fish Biology, goblin sharks were only filmed or reported after being hooked on a fishing line and hauled to the surface, dying shortly later, the news release states.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Epstein established a more direct connection to the industry thanks to his friendship with Brunel, the French modeling agent, who had long partied with Epstein and frequently hitched rides on his private jet.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • During their stroll, the Gossip Girl actress hitched a piggyback ride from her husband.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Pegasus was mated in mid-June to the Stargazer aircraft, which will transport it from the Wallops facility to the Marshall Islands ahead of the launch, NASA said in a press release.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The power plant is mated to a four-speed manual gearbox.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Many of the town's attractions are clustered close together.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Of China’s approximately 93,000 cinema screens, only around 270 are currently LED, the majority clustered in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.
    Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026
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“Spliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spliced. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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