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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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There is also a desire for infamy and to have their names and faces splashed across the internet and newspapers for a spurt of violence.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025 -
There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Outside of the United States, global government bonds sold off as jitters around government deficits and interest rates rippled through markets.—
Sean Conlon,John Melloy,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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News of the shooting rippled through a national Democratic officials’ meeting nearby in Minneapolis.—
MARK VANCLEAVE,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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In front of a large crowd, Bland swooped, gathered the ball and splattered the stumps with his throw from 12 attempts out of 15.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dressed in their underwear, the two boys are then moved into the family’s kitchen, which is splattered with blood stains.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Venezuelans washed car windows for tips at stoplights and congregated in the parking lots of Home Depot and other stores, looking for work.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Based on local traditions, the park tells the story of a giant pearl which was washed onto a mountain in a storm.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Raindrops soaked Tom Brady’s return as a Buccaneer in 2021, tears that fell from the New England sky.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Once soaked, take them out and rinse the parts thoroughly.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Plashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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