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as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water plashed down the drain
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as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
passing cars plashed us with roadside slush
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Later, Wembanyama splashed home a jumper over Queta when Boston briefly turned to a big lineup of its own, then sank another one over Baylor Scheierman when the Celtics went smaller.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026 -
The quirky fishing village of Matlacha, Florida, is splashed in color.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Eventually the tables settled down, as applause rippled across the room at the announcement of each of the 10 film and TV winners and their clips.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
9 Jan. 2026
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The verisimilitude rippled out to other departments.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hours after the shooting, the building stairwell was still splattered with blood, including a large pool of it on the second-floor landing.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Blood splattered across the person’s cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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There are certain fabrics, materials, and items that are best dry cleaned or hand washed and laid flat or hung to dry.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Large waves from winter storms may have washed the molts onto the beach, Henry said — something observed in Dana Point in 2024, San Diego and Imperial Beach in 2023, Strands Beach in 2022, etc.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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California has zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years after an exceptionally wet holiday season soaked the state.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The heavy rain soaked the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the first time in 20 years, canceling the on-field pregame show.—
Kyle David,
ABC News,
2 Jan. 2026
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For Washington, though, numbers bubbled to the surface in the 24-17 win.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and Coperni bubbled their hems while Tove and Calvin Klein opted for deep-V necklines and ground-grazing lengths.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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While Marlon Wayans and Timothy Simons’s wrists practically dripped with gems, George Clooney went simpler, choosing a stainless steel Seamaster Aqua Terra watch with a bright turquoise dial.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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The coffee is thick, like a sundae, with a blend of Arabica and Robusta dripped into a dense layer of yogurt.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Plashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashed. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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