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
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  • As in other countries, Korea’s women directors often face additional challenges in bringing their films to the screen, some of which were compounded by the recent pandemic.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • For the family, the tragedy is compounded by the struggle to explain what happened to Burton’s young daughters.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of compounded
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  • Before ending up on the euthanasia list at the shelter, Chapo spent four years chained in a yard, neglected, and this time outdoors left Chapo with a skin infection, intestinal worms, and a fractured set of teeth from chewing on his chain.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Steve Carrell, a therapist, is held captive and chained to a bed by his client in Hulu’s The Patient.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of chained
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  • Cost of ancillary products and assembled components increased to $342,865 from $187,841, reflecting the component costs associated with the rise in perpetual license sales of progressive gaming systems.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • In London, the crowd assembled near a statue of Peter Pan, where handmade signs, balloons, and flowers were placed to honor Payne.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of assembled
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  • The brand has its community hooked.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By this point, Arthur is hooked.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hooked
Verb
  • For me, the what-ifs clustered around getting the middle-of-the-night call.
    Betsy Lerner, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • At another location, people clustered around an emergency relief Wi-Fi site.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of clustered
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splices

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