dashed

past tense of dash
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as in splashed
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dashed At the time, the hope was to fast-track the project – soon dashed when Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour was announced and later extended. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 But their hopes were dashed on Tuesday night thanks to Red Sox star Garrett Crochet and clutch hitting from Masataka Yoshida and Alex Bregman. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 In the clip, the puppy dashed toward his new little friend; at first the Chihuahua retreated, stuck his tongue out and paw up, and then bounded toward him. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 Styles and his fellow competitors dashed past some of the Germany capital's most famed monuments, including the Victory Column, the Potsdamer Platz, and the Brandenburg Gate. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dashed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dashed
Verb
  • Wood was bleeding and in obvious pain as trainer Mike Vogt trotted onto the ice to treat him.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Just as Tommy Fleetwood was preparing to putt on the green at the par-5 18th hole, a collared four-legged visitor trotted onto the fairway.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But with victory comes hustle as stores hurried to fill the demand of playoff gear.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Duane heard the shooting and hurried around to help.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Mariota infamously threw a touchdown to himself in a 22-21 victory that would be the final game of Alex Smith’s Chiefs career.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One look was a pair of loose-fitting ivory denim jeans with double zippers in front and an abstract expressionist design splattered all over.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to court records, Djerf splashed gasoline on the Luna family members' bodies and throughout the house, turned on some of the kitchen stove burners and placed an empty pizza box and a rag on the stove before leaving.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Fronting the Roots, D’Angelo instead splashed around metal, reggae, and funk tunes in a set that was more interested in mapping out influences for his songwriting than revisiting any of it.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Wil Lutz jogged onto the field and the Broncos walked off with the most improbable win.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Kansas City’s backup QB, Gardner Minshew, jogged onto the field before the third quarter was exhausted.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Coast Guard personnel told the driver to stop several times but the driver then allegedly put the truck in reverse and suddenly sped backward toward the Coast Guard security officials, DHS said on Friday.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Ford Motor sped past Wall Street’s expectations on both lines for the third quarter.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Dashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dashed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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