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Recent Examples of splice
Today’s Life Lesson, Inspired By George Martin Don’t be afraid to attempt the impossible (like splicing together two takes of a track in different keys and different tempos).
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Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
One thing most impressive about having Jolie blend her voice with that of Maria Callas is that the actress had to emulate what the diva did on stage, originally, for the sake of splicing together their performances.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The new lawsuit filed by Baldoni accuses the New York Times of cherry-picking texts, stripping them of context and deliberately splicing them to mislead readers.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Jared Leto plays the titular doctor who splices vampire bat genes with his own to reverse his blood disorder.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
One thing most impressive about having Jolie blend her voice with that of Maria Callas is that the actress had to emulate what the diva did on stage, originally, for the sake of splicing together their performances.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The new lawsuit filed by Baldoni accuses the New York Times of cherry-picking texts, stripping them of context and deliberately splicing them to mislead readers.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Jared Leto plays the titular doctor who splices vampire bat genes with his own to reverse his blood disorder.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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His hands were cuffed behind his back and his ankles were chained together.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Darlie moved to the non-work-capable side of the row to be close to Lisa in her final month, then watched as Lisa was chained for the long drive to the state’s death chamber, in Huntsville.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The original trilogy is legendary — the perfect thing to hook a budding fan — while the prequel and sequel trilogies are pivotal yet divisive.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Jon, meanwhile, holes up in his squalid quarters surrounded by takeout containers and dirty clothes while hooked onto a cheap-looking VR game that hardly inspires the wonderment in us it’s supposed to in him.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Drug companies at odds with compounding pharmacies Amid the Super Bowl ad dispute is a larger battle playing out between drug companies that market lucrative weight-loss drugs and firms that sell less expensive versions made by compounding pharmacies.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, strong winds—reaching gusts of up to 70 miles per hour in some areas—could further reduce visibility and bring down trees, compounding dangerous travel conditions.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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But hitching his wagon to Mayfield turned out to be one of the last significant moves of the coach’s tenure.—
Charlotte Observer,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
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The couple got hitched in a beautiful ceremony, but their first dance was interrupted by the police.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
30 Jan. 2025
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The delivery company assembles the Avengers of mascots — including Mr. Clean, The Energizer Bunny, The Green Giant, The Man Your Man Could Smell Like and the Kool-Aid Man — for their first-ever Game Day ad.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
9 Feb. 2025
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McCarthy’s office had hired two newspapermen from the Washington Times-Herald to assemble the speech text for him.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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The most potent strategy is to ally with a political party and support its objectives through research and advocacy.—
Zachary Albert,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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In fact, Gabbard’s flexuous political journey slightly resembles that of her prospective boss, who was allied with both the Reform Party and the Democratic Party before remaking the Republican Party in his own image.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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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,
11 Feb. 2025
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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
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The couple were spotted mating for the first time this season on Sunday, renewing hopes that the pair will successfully raise an eaglet (or two) in the new year.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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The mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic and produces a maximum 409 hp and 479 ft lbs of torque.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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