Definition of splatternext
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 An unusually silent home, a room splattered with blood and an open window missing its screen. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 July 2026 For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Overnight, a nurse aide walked into their room and saw blood splattered on the floor, walls, and ceiling, according to a grand jury transcript. Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 The well-rounded vessel is ideal for batch cooking bolognese sauce, slow cooking roasts, frying chicken without splattering oil all over the stovetop, and simmering one-pot meals for a crowd (of up to seven people, according to the brand). Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for splatter
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  • Quinta de la Rosa Extra Dry White Port Perfumed with a note of pear, this offering is a great lower-alcohol substitute for gin or vodka in most cocktails but equally quaffable when splashed with tonic or seltzer.
    Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If the lid isn’t perfectly sealed, liquids could splash onto a hot stove.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Instead, Dulai had been clearly beaten and blood was spattered around the room.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Crime scene technicians called in to help execute a search warrant reported observing blood spattered all over Mao’s bedroom, and a machete and two dumbbells stained with blood.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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