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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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Ten minutes later a cow moose come out of the willows 300 yards away, splashed through the shallows, and struck out across the cove.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026 -
His grandkids splashed in the pool.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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The pandemic dealt a severe blow to the total supply of new cars, which has rippled down to the used market.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Brown’s impact rippled beyond that one project, touching many communities around Atlanta and reverberating through his family.—
Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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The Brown University grad, who clearly inherited his blue eyes from Parker, wore a graphic T-shirt and paint-splattered pants as well as a tank top for the photo shoot.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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The money sets the stage for a potentially lopsided battle of opposing world views splattered across social media platforms and print mailers or expressed at doorsteps, as the campaigns seek to compel the citizenry to vote in the June primary.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The olive sake gives a round flavor that’s paired with rice washed West End Gin.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Be sure your microfiber cloths are freshly washed before cleaning windows.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Many of the supporters of Team Algeria were soaked from steady rain that fell on Lawrence Sunday evening.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Those memories are swollen, soaked through.—
Lindsay Calleran,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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Oil seeping into the ground has bubbled up onto the streets, causing the county to test more soil and remove oil from the parkways and roadways.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Then, the monotony of the cave’s silence was broken by the sound of splashing as two divers with headlamps bubbled up from beneath the water.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Plashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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