spliced

verb

Definition of splicednext
past tense of splice
as in compounded

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  1. compounded
  2. chained
  3. assembled
  4. hooked
  5. clustered
Verb
  • For multi-generational entrepreneurs, these challenges are compounded by family expectations.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Higher pay offered by private-sector work has compounded struggles to maintain adequate court reporter staffing.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of compounded
Verb
  • Jordan and her siblings were routinely physically, verbally and mentally abused by their parents, who reportedly chained their children to their beds and deprived them of food and the ability to exercise.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Rusty, a Lab/Chow mix, estimated to be between 10 and 12 years old, was rescued by PETA 10 years after he was found being kept in isolation, chained in a pen, in North Carolina.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of chained
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  • Many ghost guns are homemade, typically 3D printed or assembled from kits that can be easily purchased online.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • They are assembled from parts bought separately or even 3D-printed.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • During his post-match press conference, Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that the Frenchman's injury was the most serious among him and Jude Bellingham, who was also hooked in the second half at Montilivi.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • After their time there, her husband was hooked too.
    Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of hooked
Verb
  • The homes were clustered together, with no streets separating them.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
  • It’s designed as an asymmetrical heart, the border clustered with round and oval-shaped rubies with an openworked center of gold in a honeycomb motif studded with round diamonds.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of clustered
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