as in to splash
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the house painters accidentally splattered my car with paint
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Recent Examples of splatter
Trump has long been a human wrecking ball, but now his chaos has splattered onto the usually serene White House.
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Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
The collection also included several dark-wash pieces artfully splattered with paint for a bold, creative edge.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
His family members were all shot in the head at close range, so defense attorneys argued blood would have splattered on Zeigler.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
There are explosions, too, and lots of NSFW supe antics, like one unidentified supe hacking up a disgusting ball of...something from her throat that splatters on Kimiko's cheek.
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
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Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
The collection also included several dark-wash pieces artfully splattered with paint for a bold, creative edge.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
His family members were all shot in the head at close range, so defense attorneys argued blood would have splattered on Zeigler.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
There are explosions, too, and lots of NSFW supe antics, like one unidentified supe hacking up a disgusting ball of...something from her throat that splatters on Kimiko's cheek.
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
Verb
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Those images were splashed across the news, newspapers, and social media.—
Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez,
The Dial,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, a few rebuilding teams could be poised to splash around in the free-agent pool by 2027 as well.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nearby, four young boys lay lifeless on the floor, their faces spattered with blood as a pool of crimson red formed around one of their heads.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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