plash

Definition of plashnext
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as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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3
as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy passing cars plashed us with roadside slush

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Recent Examples of plash The sea plashes in the dark out there, the trees whisper. Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
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Verb
  • The paying public went from raucous to delirious on the next possession, when Curry raced downcourt and splashed a triple off the dribble.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was splashed across the cover of Time as the 2010 person of the year.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, intake systems can trap and kill fish larvae, plankton and other organisms at the base of the marine food web — losses that can ripple outward, reducing populations of fish and larger predators that depend on them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The price increases have rippled across global economies, raising inflation fears, increasing pressure on countries that import energy, and threatening industrial production in Europe and beyond.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Gonzalez’s shirt was covered in blood, and blood and vomit was splattered throughout the apartment when he was arrested at the scene that day.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • On rare occasions, after a heavy bout of winter rains, the landscape in spring will burst with Mexican poppies — droplets of sunshine splattered on a canvas of golf-course green.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Raw meat was frozen in trash bags and an employee washed dishes without rinsing them.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The manager ordered more sanitizer and bleach during the inspection, and the dishware was corrected to be washed manually until the dishwasher has more sanitizer.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
  • There are also industry epicenters that seem to bubble up, sometimes in surprising locales.
    Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Plash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plash. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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