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Recent Examples of splice
At one point, Santosh chuckles while watching a video on her phone that splices together film footage of well-heeled cops in other nations with buffoonish footage of Indian officers.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Jude splices her journey with footage from a 1981 film by Lucian Bratu about a female taxi cab driver.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
American Cinemas Editors has spliced together the nominees for its 75rd anniversary ACE Eddie Awards, which will be handed out next month.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Post-Credit Scenes • My scene of the week comes early in the episode, when Pat is recording different versions of a line to be spliced into the making-of documentary that will end up on the Tecto Blu-ray.
—Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Jude splices her journey with footage from a 1981 film by Lucian Bratu about a female taxi cab driver.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
American Cinemas Editors has spliced together the nominees for its 75rd anniversary ACE Eddie Awards, which will be handed out next month.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Post-Credit Scenes • My scene of the week comes early in the episode, when Pat is recording different versions of a line to be spliced into the making-of documentary that will end up on the Tecto Blu-ray.
—Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splice
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Officers found the child chained to the top railing of a bunk bed in Lebanon on Jan. 11, WHTM and police reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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In broad daylight last year, wolves killed and ate a valuable sled dog chained to its kennel just outside Ely, Minnesota.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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Amad was hooked at half-time with Rangers 3-0 down.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Song hooked an external battery to her router and modem and was able to communicate with neighbors who couldn’t check the warnings and orders due to spotty cell service and power outages.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Without rigorous oversight and ethical frameworks, algorithmic decision-making risks compounding existing disparities, undermining trust in technology, and intensifying societal fractures.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Robertson's absence compounds the Lions' growing injury list on defense, which already includes key players like defensive linemen Aidan Hutchinson and Alim McNeill, as well as cornerbacks Emmanuel Moseley, Ennis Rakestraw, and Khalil Dorsey.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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There have been rumors of Holland and Zendaya getting hitched for a while, culminating in some of the most upsetting AI art your aunt could ever share on Facebook.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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There's criticism the show doesn't fully leverage its winning concept, sometimes opting to focus on filler 'what if' questions few considered (has anyone really been wondering what would happen if Howard the Duck got hitched?).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
16 Dec. 2024
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In other countries where RCV is the norm, parties assemble slates of candidates to appeal to different constituencies and knit together a winning coalition.—
Jasmine Gripper,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design, a collection of art from around the world—including Spain, Morocco, Central Asia, India, and parts of Southeast Asia—that was assembled by Doris Duke over the course of 60 years.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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Shatila's bloody history In 1982, amid Lebanon's civil war and an Israeli invasion, local militias allied with Israel killed up to 3,500 Palestinian refugees in Shatila and another Palestinian refugee camp called Sabra.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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During his first term, Trump and his team began an effort to disentangle the U.S. and allied economies from China.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 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,
2 Dec. 2024
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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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Fully restored in 1999, its inline six-cylinder makes 215 horsepower which is mated to a 4-speed gearbox.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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Male medaka continue to mate with females despite sperm depletion R. Soc.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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