slopped

past tense of slop
1
as in splashed
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

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2
as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer

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Recent Examples of slopped Judging from the way Sam slopped wine into the glasses, at least five or six bottles. — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slopped
Verb
  • Beefy tomato slices splashed with buttermilk dressing and earthy, concentrated tomato vine vinegar.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Rounding out the lineup are the Amarcord 82 and Amarcord 86, which splashed onto the scene this summer.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Here are the best of the hundreds of novels King fans have devoured for decades.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026
  • If the demons find out about her power, she will be devoured.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • More than $600 billion has sloshed through the legal sportsbooks in wagers — and brought billions in state tax revenue — in the last eight years.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • On that night, this game of decorum belonged to the aggrieved and the sloshed—at least until Medvedev lost in five sets.
    — Owen Lewis, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And so, for the brand, only the most breathable, and healthily inhaled, natural materials will suffice.
    — Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, improper storage can have serious consequences, particularly if the thorium is inhaled or ingested.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • While today’s cinema listings are crammed with sequels and remakes, with the watching experience couched in discourse and then discourse about the discourse, the best ’90s films were for the most part true originals.
    — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This 1478 piece set is essentially two dioramas crammed into a single display piece.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Trump scoffed at questions about affordability, insisting that they'd been caused by Biden, who left office more than two years ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Jamie Florez, the Hispanic communications director of the Republican National Committee, scoffed at recent polling suggesting a shift in Hispanic voters towards Democrats.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having been gobbled up like a meal worm, Jay dredges up flashbacks of his father’s lectures in whale anatomy.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When the Vikings regained possession Minnesota gobbled up the clock, driving the ball to the 2-yard line before ending the game with the victory formation.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Slopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slopped. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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