SPLICE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

splice

verb

Definition of splice

as in to chain

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Recent Examples of splice Content creators would drop long-form content on their YouTube channels, splicing weeks of their lives into one video. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 What remains unclear is whether splicing patterns differ systematically across species with different maximum lifespans and whether those differences carry biological meaning. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 In the early days of the war, official accounts shared videos splicing clips from sports, movies and video games into real footage of military strikes. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026 The most effective way to splice speaker cables is by using a dedicated, in-line speaker wire splice. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splice

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During the first Bush Administration, Kramer urged Fauci to chain himself to the White House fence.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Dynamic pricing, as it’s called, isn’t relegated to chain restaurants.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of chain

Verb

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
Officials want compact plants that hook directly into factories and server farms.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of hook

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The ongoing legal troubles compounded the stress the Hollywood couple was already dealing with and things almost took a really wrong turn, Mangianello admits.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Mackinder’s land-power anxiety was compounded less than a decade later by the development of airpower.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of compound

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For programmers, hitching their wagon to a large-scale tech platform is often worth giving up consumer data and revenue.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
After sunset, when everyone lopes back from the beach, there are a few couples hitching their gear onto motor scooters and a few families carrying babies, bags, and boards, toddlers in tow.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hitch

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Mana reportedly paid around $70 million over the years to assemble Mana Wynwood, a 30-acre event venue developed out of a collection of warehouses.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 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 assemble

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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 ally

Verb

Rowling and longtime confederates Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are exec producing, so she is expected to be involved in the decision-making on the series.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Authorities are accusing Antonio Hernandez and confederates Ivan Murillo-Hernandez and Alexis Garcia Martinez of ripping off mail from unsuspecting venues with the help of four juveniles, whose names were not released.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024

Definition of confederate

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The researchers found a population deep in a Japanese mountain valley where left- and right-coiling snails can mate and exchange genes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The mill is mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox which routes power to all four wheels, of course.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

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