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@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ Build system changes
 New library functions
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+* New helper `Splat(f)` which acts like `x -> f(x...)`, with pretty printing for
+  inspecting which function `f` was originally wrapped. ([#42717])
 
 New library features
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-
 Standard library changes
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@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ Standard library changes
 Deprecated or removed
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+* Unexported `splat` is deprecated in favor of exported `Splat`, which has pretty printing of the wrapped function. ([#42717])
 
 External dependencies
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