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verb

past tense of bespatter
as in splattered
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bespattered
Verb
  • The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Images of Tilly on her social media handles were splashed across major news outlets all over the world.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Both the sleeves and hem of the pullover are decorated with ribbing to add contrast to the plain knit of the body, and the yarn is flecked to add vintage charm to this high-quality sweater.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • It was filled with two-page illustrations of long necks and sweeping ochre landscapes, with clever reptilian faces and sinuous tails, orange and green and flecked in black.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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“Bespattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespattered. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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