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bespattered

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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
Adjective
  • Set your iron to its lowest setting—no steam—and place the stained area between two paper towels or lint-free cloths.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Pushing those briars aside revealed a single splinter of stained glass, bright as a ruby and warm as blood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Verity’s loving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) is fully on board for this idea, and in fact accidentally bumped into Lowen on the street and site of a bloody accident that shakes her up as a dead man’s blood was splattered all over her.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Animal prints, bright colors, unique laces, and floral accents have been splattered across the shoe.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • French brand Gas Bijoux has also picked Liberty to open its first shop outside its home country, selling its colorful, textured, bohemian-flecked designs.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But on a muddy Tuesday flecked with rain, as the House of the Dragon crew sets to work filming their season-three finale, the signs of a brutal battle that will set the bustling village of Tumbleton ablaze are impossible to ignore.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The vehicle splashed down intact in the northern Pacific Ocean three hours and eight minutes after liftoff, causing another eruption of cheers from the folks gathered at Starbase.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In a Towie-style home, her former close friend Cee, who is married to Marcus’s brother Mario (Agamemnon), hosts a tense event to mark her return – blood-spattered and still in shock.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Sep. 2026
  • It was also noted that whoever committed the murders would likely have been spattered with blood given the violent nature of the attacks.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Bespattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespattered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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