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spliced; splicing
1
a
: to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
b
: to unite (two lengths of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc.) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3
: to combine or insert (something) by genetic engineering
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
splicer
noun
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The last leg of the race is a full-on fever dream of impossible race moves spliced together with flashbacks from encounters that have brought our doughty hero to this moment — of encouragement from his friends and family and cynicism from his foes.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
Harry Enten, CNN, 20 June 2024
The calm tutorial splices back and forth to fight scenes from Deadpool & Wolverine (in theaters July 26) with Reynolds’ costar and friend, Hugh Jackman.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Verb
Diaz said his cooking is influenced by his love for DJing, a musical act that splices together influences from different sources to make something unique.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The last leg of the race is a full-on fever dream of impossible race moves spliced together with flashbacks from encounters that have brought our doughty hero to this moment — of encouragement from his friends and family and cynicism from his foes.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
Noun
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That short splice of film is our version of getting to see Mays play.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 20 June 2024
The calm tutorial splices back and forth to fight scenes from Deadpool & Wolverine (in theaters July 26) with Reynolds’ costar and friend, Hugh Jackman.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splice. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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splice
1 of 2 verb
spliced; splicing
1
: to unite (as two ropes) by weaving the strands together
2
: to unite (as pieces of film) by connecting the ends together
3
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
splicer
noun
splice
2 of 2 noun
: a joining or joint made by splicing
Medical Definition
splice
transitive verb
spliced; splicing
: to join together or insert (as segments of RNA or DNA) to form new genetic combinations
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
see gene-splicing
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