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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plashed
Verb
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Instead, the kayakers watched in awe as the whales soared into the air, then splashed back into the water.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Anticipation rippled across the stands as fans wondered how Urban's voice would sound.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sales of beer have dropped year-over-year, and Pew Research and other reports have shown that the youth movement away from alcohol has rippled out to all age groups.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Installed in 1903, the statue was removed in 2017, after being splattered with paint.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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It can be washed and even packed on flights.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Towels and bedding should be washed in hot water to help sanitize them because of their heavy use.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, Kaufman heads into the water sans waterproofing, gray corduroy suit and gingham shirt soaked.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Father was turning green-pale now, as a shadow moved across his face and beads of pearl sweat bubbled on his face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Streams of sweat dripped from my wig down my back.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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To prevent the chicken fingers from getting gummy, make sure all excess batter has dripped off before transferring the chicken to the breadcrumbs.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Plashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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