plashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of plash
1
as in splashes
to flow in a broken irregular stream water plashed down the drain

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2
as in ripples
to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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3
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plashes
  1. splashes
  2. ripples
  3. splatters
  4. washes
  5. bubbles
Verb
  • Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of splashes
Verb
  • Even when the danger ripples all the way to Lee’s wife (Parker Posey) back in the States, the tension drains away.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Then the flesh inexplicably ripples around him, reminding us whose home this actually is.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripples
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Tatcha’s creamy cleanser gently washes the day away with an amino acid base, while Okinawa algae and hyaluronic acid deeply nourish the skin and replenish its water reserve.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • My mom, sister, colleagues, and best friends are all hooked on the comfy-chic pair that washes well, fits like a dream, and looks incredible.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 28 Oct. 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
Definition of bubbles
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“Plashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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