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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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For more than a month, grizzled, proud men — some in their 40s and many with gray dotted on their heads and splashed across beards — have marched out onto a practice field to prepare for a game with deep meaning.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Hot honey from a squeeze bottle is good (just ask pizza), but a homegrown version splashed with bright vinegar is exponentially better.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fluorescence rippled across the bed of astrocytes in waves, hopping from one cell to the next.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, chants rippled across the crowd of Angelenos, some of whom waved American and California flags and banners from Mexico and Palestine.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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The car should come back washed and waxed for that price.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The facility’s employees washed the dishes, equipment and food contact surfaces without any sanitizer.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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His sweatshirt was soaked, and his face looked cold.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The health secretary, who turned 72 this month and celebrated with a hefty steak, pairs the diet with foods that are fermented, typically meaning they are soaked, salted or cultured to let natural bacteria or yeast break down sugars over time.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The New England Patriots and Denver Broncos are closing in on the AFC Championship Game, and a minor war of words has bubbled up between the two sides.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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As a design hub with deep avant-garde roots out of which bubbled the still influential Bauhaus movement, Germany is no stranger to contemporary design or mixing historic architecture with modern updates.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2026
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Johansson super-sized the radiance with her accessories, showing off a pair of dainty silver dangling earrings that dripped with pearls and diamonds.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 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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“Plashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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