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as in slopping
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 sloshing
To boot, the hundreds of billions of dollars sloshing around the AI industry has left investors with plenty of cash to back up their optimism.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloshing
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Make sure the can is sealed to prevent spills and splashing.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Guoda, who did not share her last name, posted a clip on TikTok (@mamadailyl) of her daughter’s feet splashing in the water.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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In their 2021 work, the Google researchers were able to observe in detail how information spread across Sycamore’s grid of qubits, rippling outward from an initial state.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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The instability that followed has haunted Macron ever since and the effects are now rippling through the economy.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Sloshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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