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
In front of a large crowd, Bland swooped, gathered the ball and splattered the stumps with his throw from 12 attempts out of 15.
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James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Left with tons of unsold produce, the village’s angry farmers band together in protest, setting up a blockade on the city’s main road and splattering it with their wares.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Dressed in their underwear, the two boys are then moved into the family’s kitchen, which is splattered with blood stains.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The photo is a statue of President George Washington near the New Orleans Public Library in Louisiana with red paint splattered on it from the Black Lives Matter protests over the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
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James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Left with tons of unsold produce, the village’s angry farmers band together in protest, setting up a blockade on the city’s main road and splattering it with their wares.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Dressed in their underwear, the two boys are then moved into the family’s kitchen, which is splattered with blood stains.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The photo is a statue of President George Washington near the New Orleans Public Library in Louisiana with red paint splattered on it from the Black Lives Matter protests over the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
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With a monochromatic look Forget a pop of red—why not splash yourself in the color?—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other ways to stimulate the vagus nerve include cold exposure, like splashing cold water on your face or taking a brief cold shower.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The floor spattered with reddish vomit.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cara's golden face was covered in fresh dirt, spattering her mouth, nose, eyes, and head, with plenty more sprinkled on the concrete patio beneath her.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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