SPLICE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

splice

verb

Definition of splice

as in to chain

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Recent Examples of splice Content creators would drop long-form content on their YouTube channels, splicing weeks of their lives into one video. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 What remains unclear is whether splicing patterns differ systematically across species with different maximum lifespans and whether those differences carry biological meaning. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 In the early days of the war, official accounts shared videos splicing clips from sports, movies and video games into real footage of military strikes. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026 The most effective way to splice speaker cables is by using a dedicated, in-line speaker wire splice. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splice

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That frees up human operators to focus on big-picture decisions, such as monitoring weather forecasts, running flight simulations for possible paths, and then chaining together a series of navigational waypoints for the smoothest possible journey.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Standing up for carriage drivers cannot mean chaining their futures to a dying trade that risks lives every time a horse panics in traffic.

— Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of chain

Verb

Law prepared his dry suit, fins and medical items, then put on a harness that would be hooked onto a cable to lower him down from the aircraft into the ocean.

— Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Streaming services have often turned a blind eye to account sharing during their growth periods, only to walk back the leniency once viewers are hooked.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hook

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LendingTree advises would-be parents to start a dedicated savings fund early, even years before a child arrives, and to park it in a high-yield savings account so interest can compound.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Patel-Dunn told CNBC that 30 to 45 minutes of aerobic exercise four or five times a week can measurably improve mood, a signal of how much daily behavior shapes seasonal mental health, and how early rituals compound across the darker months.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of compound

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His appointment was viewed with surprise in local political circles, where some questioned why a progressive mayor like Bass, with a background in community organizing, would hitch her fortunes to a law-and-order chief.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
For programmers, hitching their wagon to a large-scale tech platform is often worth giving up consumer data and revenue.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hitch

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Peltola is a gun-owning, fish-catching Alaska-bush native, who has worked for mines and supports oil drilling, and is allied with the state’s largest labor unions.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the national army is advancing alongside the Tigray Peace Force, a group of former TPLF fighters now allied with Addis Ababa.

— Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ally

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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, 19 Aug. 2025
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

Definition of confederate

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The mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and makes a still-outrageous 1,184 hp and 1,106 hp.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
The researchers found a population deep in a Japanese mountain valley where left- and right-coiling snails can mate and exchange genes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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