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spattered

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verb

past tense of spatter
1
as in splashed
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets a passing car spattered mud on her clothes

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2
as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy the dog vigorously shook himself, spattering the carpet and walls with water

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Recent Examples of spattered
Verb
Instead, Dulai had been clearly beaten and blood was spattered around the room. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Crime scene technicians called in to help execute a search warrant reported observing blood spattered all over Mao’s bedroom, and a machete and two dumbbells stained with blood. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Every few takes, a crew member sprays him down with a mixture of water and fake blood, careful not to damage his custom Fender Stratocaster, which is already spattered with its own red mess. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026 In front of the memorial, a small gray cat sits in the rain before wandering to the front door of the gray and white home, curling near the entrance where blood had been spattered just weeks earlier. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk. Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Enterprising group member Freddy (Delaney Quinn) spots the paperback Josh was reading in the trash bin, spattered in blood. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 But the only ink Grace spills there is an abstract galaxy, spattered across a page mixed with her own breast milk, a creative output that blends her two identities, now at war. Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025 With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spattered
Adjective
  • The mixture of scalloped burl and flecked marble give this console table some compelling texture.
    Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
  • In the center, a cluster of tortellini lounged in a pool of truffle-flecked butter sauce.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Even the band’s Interscope debut, 1991’s Sailing the Seas of Cheese, only splashed a thin layer of lacquer onto an ugly, unruly beast.
    Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The retreat debuts on the heels of a Dioriveria pop-up boutique at the Belmond property that splashed down there earlier this summer.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • The bathroom had blood splattered on the wall, so hospital staff asked a janitor to clean it.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • An unusually silent home, a room splattered with blood and an open window missing its screen.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • Cover the stained area with the paste, and rub it in with a sponge.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
  • Victorian mansions that survived great storms and eras of change take up whole blocks, colossal buildings with stained glass windows and towering turrets.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Adjective
  • The traffic safety law, Assembly Bill 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet when a curb extension is present.
    Madison Smalstig July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • Their sometimes fiery back and forth in the virtual group interview was a marked contrast to some of their in-person group appearances before civic organizations and Democratic Party organizations.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • However, buying organic bassinet sheets often gives you the peace of mind knowing they are unbleached, non-dyed and chemical-free.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • After decades of complaints regarding discolored tap water, Fort Lauderdale is preparing to open a new water treatment plant in September aimed at solving the issue of water that residents say often appears yellow.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • O’Connell Marsh will report to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental Europe, with a dotted line to Jens Richter, CEO Commercial and International, and will sit on the Global Leadership Team.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 July 2026

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“Spattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spattered. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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