BESPATTERED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in spattered

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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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How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
The stained glass above the front door had fallen into the street, held up only by a single cord.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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The ballad requires more singing and less shouting — and featured a tattooed Lee playing a white upright piano splattered and streaked with fake blood.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026
The vibe is enveloping, the songs an easily digestible pastiche of pop splattered with hip-hop and the dancing pinpoint-perfect but loose when the Magnificent Seven are unleashed to showcase their personalities.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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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
The mixture of scalloped burl and flecked marble give this console table some compelling texture.

— Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026

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He's paved over much of the Rose Garden, splashed gold all over the Oval Office, including a sign outside and redone the colonnade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Taylor splashed a wide-open triple from the top of the arc with 30 seconds to go to give tie the game, and then broke the visitors hearts to improve the Sky’s record to 14-22.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

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Instead, Dulai had been clearly beaten and blood was spattered around the room.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Crime scene technicians called in to help execute a search warrant reported observing blood spattered all over Mao’s bedroom, and a machete and two dumbbells stained with blood.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

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