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as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles
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as in washed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor
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as in dipped
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Recent Examples of splashed
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
This sent Dillingham into a rage, an explosion caught on camera and splashed all over social media.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In its June 6 launch, the booster and second stage splashed down, intact, in the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean respectively.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
While the company planned a repeat of the booster-catching feat, Super Heavy instead splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, due to a communications issue with the launch tower.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
During the fourth test on June 6, the Starship vehicle splashed down for the first time in the Indian Ocean after the first three tests ended in explosions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Surfaces with gleaming mother-of-pearl finishes, white terracotta floors splashed with mocha and pink accents, and glitzy aquamarine headboards.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Most often, these bags are splashed in Vuitton’s monogram or Damier Ebene canvas textiles.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
One side of the 15-story Residence Inn by Marriott is splashed in bright orange, red and yellow paint depicting a portrait of country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
This sent Dillingham into a rage, an explosion caught on camera and splashed all over social media.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In its June 6 launch, the booster and second stage splashed down, intact, in the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean respectively.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
While the company planned a repeat of the booster-catching feat, Super Heavy instead splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, due to a communications issue with the launch tower.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
During the fourth test on June 6, the Starship vehicle splashed down for the first time in the Indian Ocean after the first three tests ended in explosions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Surfaces with gleaming mother-of-pearl finishes, white terracotta floors splashed with mocha and pink accents, and glitzy aquamarine headboards.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Most often, these bags are splashed in Vuitton’s monogram or Damier Ebene canvas textiles.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashed
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This drama is so beautifully stylized that even the blood splattered on characters’ faces looks like a glossy decoration.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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The tangle of soft noodles that hit the table in a black bowl splattered with butter signaled something else entirely.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
2 June 2024
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The whole thing is bathed in a comforting mushroom gravy, which was perfect on a chilly night.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2025
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These last two shots appear to be from the same scene as both figures are bathed in the same red light.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
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On the federal level, much of the scrutiny has bubbled up in the House Administration Committee, which oversees federal elections.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
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The Bear Season 4 (FX) TBA The Bear’s popularity has bubbled over like a pot of boiling water since its debut.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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That his songs are dripped in the melancholy, forever-heartbroken strums of the requinto guitar give Cornejo’s work a timeless quality.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rescue units responding to a submerged truck in a Venice, Florida, canal encountered two large alligators.—
Chris Anderson,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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What appears as waste may serve as witness—a sock, a spoon, a necklace drifting from a submerged compartment, each hinting at a life once lived.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Some people have evaporative dry eye (where the tears don’t stay on the eye long enough), while others have aqueous deficiency (where not enough tears are produced at all).—
Julie Loffredi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Fans still celebrate him as the punchline-dropping weed head with aqueous cadences who reshaped Aughts hip-hop in his image while personifying Dirty South lyricism at its finest.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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That grumpy team member might be dealing with a flooded basement or a teenager who just got their driver’s license (arguably worse than the flood).—
ByJulie Kantor,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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What needs to happen to turn the nightcrawler—the same banal creature found in gardens and on flooded sidewalks across the continent—into a valuable commodity? . . .—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Splashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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