make a splash
idiom
informal
: to attract a lot of attention in an exciting way
The young director is making (quite) a splash in Hollywood.
The news of her arrest made a huge splash.
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Alice Winocour’s Couture with Jolie and Louis Garrel, Edward Berger’s Farrell-starring Ballad of a Small Player, and James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg led by Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are just a few of the buzzy award faves set to make a splash on the promenade.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
That said, the studio does still have a deal with Damien Chazelle from the prior regime, and one of the new team’s first deals was to make a splash for a package for James Mangold’s next film reuniting him with Timothée Chalamet, so auteur filmmakers are still a big part of the pie.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Lee has the pedigree and experience to make a splash on her own.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There are plenty of rookies who make a splash in their first season, but Simmons will be under a lot of pressure.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
That said, the studio does still have a deal with Damien Chazelle from the prior regime, and one of the new team’s first deals was to make a splash for a package for James Mangold’s next film reuniting him with Timothée Chalamet, so auteur filmmakers are still a big part of the pie.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Lee has the pedigree and experience to make a splash on her own.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There are plenty of rookies who make a splash in their first season, but Simmons will be under a lot of pressure.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make a splash
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“Make a splash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20splash. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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