PLASHES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

plashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of plash

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream water plashed down the drain

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as in ripples

to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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as in splatters

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy passing cars plashed us with roadside slush

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In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

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One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
David Powell, Ethara’s chief portfolio and strategy officer, tells Fortune the race is Abu Dhabi’s version of the Super Bowl, a single weekend that ripples through the economy by driving tourism, hospitality spend and temporary employment.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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Butter splatters all over the roof of the microwave, and chocolate seizes up.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
Quick hits • Orlando Science Center hosts Mess Fest, which splatters knowledge and physics with paint, foam explosions and more.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026

Definition of splatters

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On the traditional-spa side, a JetPeel facial using Augustinus Bader products essentially pressure-washes my skin with nutrient-rich serums.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … CREATOR'S REMORSE — TV legend Oprah washes her hands of any association with Dr Phil or Dr Oz.

— , FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of washes

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The worst bubbles form in industries that offer little in the way of innovation and are financed mainly by debt.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Released three years after the similarly freewheeling Nekkuja, the album bubbles over with interdimensional ambition and zigzagging ideas, anchored by her ability to command bewildering expanses of melody and form.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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