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Recent Examples of splice
In the lab, researchers can extract, splice and analyze genomic sequences from blood, saliva, tissues, DNA and other biospecimens that are collected from South Florida, Africa, South America, Asia and other parts of the world.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
In the adaptation, the images of space exploration are not diegetic but spliced into the film itself, as the movie abandons the first person.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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).
—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
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
In the adaptation, the images of space exploration are not diegetic but spliced into the film itself, as the movie abandons the first person.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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).
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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The White House is facing backlash after sharing a video on social media captioned as an ASMR clip, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents chaining undocumented migrants before a deportation flight.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Spending months in dark damp tunnels, bodies chained to walls, humans forced to grovel like animals.—
Greg Palkot,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Styles with underwire and hook closures in the back offer the best support, while sleep or crossover bras typically provide the least.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Open with a strong line that hooks your reader and speaks directly to their world.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Harsher technology controls and tariffs could compound China’s economic crisis—if Trump doesn’t trade them away for a deal to sell Beijing more soybeans.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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These absences, these crutches so often used to share the team’s load, were only compounded by the woeful start that Leeds made.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hannah’s voice hitched, broadcasting Sam’s shame to the entire restaurant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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That was the last major development in the case until September, when police searched several properties in Cleveland County and hitched a 1960s green car to a tow truck.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Feb. 2025
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The backpack had been left behind by a teen hiker who had to be rescued more than a month earlier after getting lost near the same location, according to Paul and the teenager who assembled the supplies.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Rather, homemade bombs assembled by Lan Xin Yan (Qui Jie), whose brother died in the robbery, escalates the tension.—
Robert Daniels,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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For Americans who came of political age during the Cold War, it was simply expected that the United States and Western Europe, specifically, would long be allied in lockstep fashion.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Effectively, China has always been stymied, in terms of competition with the U.S., by the fact that America is strongly allied with Europe.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
20 Feb. 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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Photo : Ryan Merrill, courtesy of Broad Arrow Auctions The original 2.0-liter V-12 engine is still mated to the original five-speed racing gearbox.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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The males, attempting to mate with them, are competing with other males for those females and space on the beach.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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