slosh

1
as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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as in to splash
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

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Recent Examples of slosh That night, Greta arrives home late and sloshed, unwilling to hear Fred’s apologies or even to discuss staying put. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025 Banks may no longer be able to depend on money sloshing around in payments networks to finance their lending. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 The scientists reported in Nature that nothing significant is sloshing about just beneath Io’s crust. Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025 Decades of consolidation, a pandemic, two strikes and a pivot to streaming have resulted in a much smaller industry with fewer top jobs and less money sloshing around. Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slosh
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  • The panorama was taken with Perseverance's Mastcam-Z instrument and depicts a rippling surface nearby as well as hills in the distance some 40 miles (65 kilometers) away from the rover.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • These mistakes can ripple outward, influencing business decisions, investor strategies or even public policy.
    D. Brian Blank, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • The launch raised concerns among countries in the South Pacific, as the dummy warhead splashed down within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In the first song, JJ wears goggles and pretends to be a fast fish, splashing around the tub.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slosh. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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