sloshes

present tense third-person singular of slosh
1
as in splashes
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 slops
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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  • Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • That impact ripples through households in ways policymakers sometimes overlook.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit also ripples into financial markets.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Sloshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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