plash

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2
as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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3
as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy passing cars plashed us with roadside slush

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Recent Examples of plash The sea plashes in the dark out there, the trees whisper. Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plash
Verb
  • The denser and heat-resistant components that may survive the plunge will splash down into the ocean, where they are expected to harmlessly sink to the ocean floor, according to NASA.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But the recent debut definitely distinguishes itself a little from the typical oversized American white trailer box splashed with generic swoosh graphics.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The program’s effects ripple through grocery aisles and beyond, said Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, a health policy researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • When habitats sit close together, a single weak link can ripple across bird routes, pollinator paths, and seed banks.
    William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Employees unable to properly wash their hands and food storage units that can’t keep the hot food hot or the cold food cold got a West Miami-Dade bakery in hot water with state inspectors.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • After assisting a customer, an employee put on gloves and scooped ice from the ice machine without washing their hands.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The perfectly transparent water looks light turquoise and is completely free of plants because roots can’t take hold in the bubbling flow.
    Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The market’s internal weakness bubbled to the surface slightly on Tuesday.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Plash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plash. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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