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
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Verb
  • He's paved over much of the Rose Garden, splashed gold all over the Oval Office, including a sign outside and redone the colonnade.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor splashed a wide-open triple from the top of the arc with 30 seconds to go to give tie the game, and then broke the visitors hearts to improve the Sky’s record to 14-22.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in central Spain.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Ávila, in central Spain.
    Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • My little water bottle sloshed in my backpack, now half empty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His blood sloshed through the device’s tiny channels and pressed against its protein snares.
    Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026
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  • One of the men inhaled water, and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Rymer, meanwhile, inhaled toxic smoke from the chemical explosion that left him with severe adult-onset asthma.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 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
  • But the day came and went, with son crammed into his quarters on the ship while his older brother and other family members danced at the wedding.
    Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • The president scoffed at the notion that anyone named may suffer consequences, even though Mexico is one of the world’s most hazardous countries for journalists.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Espada scoffed at any notion of needing to call a team meeting.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For three consecutive evenings, just before dark, this bird zipped to the dining table, gobbled down a quick meal, then hurried back to its roost.
    Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Chelsea have now gobbled up 17 non-‘Big Six’ players in the past decade, something which speaks to both their rampant transfer activity and a seeming preference for young players already proven in England’s top division.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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

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