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
Before Gould, such splices, inserts, dubbings and other tools of the recording engineers were generally seen as remedies for brief mistakes, sometimes of a single note.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Slowly, meticulously, he unwraps the coil, carries the entire looped mess downstairs, and calls Jutta inside to hold the pieces for him while he splices the breaks.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
