bespatter

as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush

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  • Installed in 1903, the statue was removed in 2017, after being splattered with paint.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Malinche’s walls, save for one made of red brick, are splattered with a mixture of adobe, clay and hay, and the ceiling is covered with panels of brown curtains hanging at different heights.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Avdija capped off the incendiary 12 minutes by splashing his fourth trey of the half to give the Blazers a 69-56 halftime lead.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Many of us thought that the image of crying, blood-spattered 6 and 7 year olds, marching-in-train across a school parking lot would finally convince America’s gun owners to concede to meaningful gun reform.
    K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Detectives later found the bloody 14-inch knife and blood spattered throughout the residence.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Bespatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespatter. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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