: a splattering or slapping sound
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
The rich and talented and tormenting Dodgers have done it again, taking barely a step into the postseason before falling flat on their faces, shaking the foundations of franchise history with the resulting splat.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
In Year 6, with his best defense and deepest team, UCLA coach Chip Kelly once again briefly raised expectations before going splat in his old home state.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
Body count remains the red meat of the Walking Dead world, the squish and splat that accompanies the walking dead’s transition to the certifiably dead.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2023
That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022
Ari Aster made a splash—and one memorable splat—with his directorial debut, which took psychological horror to new heights.
—Wired, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
After each splat and thwap, Smith walked the distance from the impact zone — where seeds and gooey pumpkin guts spilled onto the earth — to the target and quietly counted his paces.
—Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
The splat of balls hitting gloves, laughter and baseball chatter echoed around the sparsely populated Coliseum on Saturday as the A’s held their first workout since the sport shut down in March.
—Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2020
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Yogurt hit the cocktail world with a splat (sorry) in 2013.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
The rich and talented and tormenting Dodgers have done it again, taking barely a step into the postseason before falling flat on their faces, shaking the foundations of franchise history with the resulting splat.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
In Year 6, with his best defense and deepest team, UCLA coach Chip Kelly once again briefly raised expectations before going splat in his old home state.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
Body count remains the red meat of the Walking Dead world, the squish and splat that accompanies the walking dead’s transition to the certifiably dead.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2023
That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022
Ari Aster made a splash—and one memorable splat—with his directorial debut, which took psychological horror to new heights.
—Wired, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
After each splat and thwap, Smith walked the distance from the impact zone — where seeds and gooey pumpkin guts spilled onto the earth — to the target and quietly counted his paces.
—Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
The splat of balls hitting gloves, laughter and baseball chatter echoed around the sparsely populated Coliseum on Saturday as the A’s held their first workout since the sport shut down in March.
—Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2020
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nounˈsplat
: a splattering or slapping sound
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