splice
verb (used with object)
to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
splices
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pluralof splice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof splice (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
spliceverb (used with object)to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
Example Sentences
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Daniel Mason splices together different narrative strands to create a single story connecting its successive inhabitants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Another early highlight, Reliquia, chops and splices a chamber quartet into unrecognisable electronic patterns, as Rosalía reconciles herself to the idea that she loves too hard, and locates the beauty in that vulnerability.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
The active splicing factor splices out the inhibitory exon in the transcription factor, which turns on the genes that produce collagen.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024
Over decades of testing, there are now hundreds of splices in those critical loops.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
He splices a broken line, or pokes a bird’s nest off a boom, or elevates an antenna on struts.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
