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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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Recent Examples of splashed
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Paris, Copenhagen, New York, and Los Angeles are awash in the nostalgic pattern right now, where it’s splashed over capri leggings, event dresses, and everything in between.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
French fans who stayed in their seats in the last few covered rows of the top of the stadium waved the country's flag, and many splashed around the concourse to pass time.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
In more recent years, Grace has splashed back onto small screens, appearing in a 2019 episode of Black Mirror and starring in ABC's Home Economics, which ran from 2021 to 2023.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
People in the Loews hotel pool kindly splashed a couple of them with water upon their request.
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Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
Some of it splashed in my mouth.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Then festival goers can dive into a truly iconic surf experience with a community showing of the classic surf flick The Endless Summer splashed on a jumbo screen at Powerhouse Park Saturday night.
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Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
They’d be splashed all over Instagram and have anti-tourism protests.
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Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Verb
Kyron flashed a wide, toothy grin toward a camera capturing the moment – an image that would soon be splashed on missing child posters and nightly newscasts across the country.
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Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Paris, Copenhagen, New York, and Los Angeles are awash in the nostalgic pattern right now, where it’s splashed over capri leggings, event dresses, and everything in between.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
French fans who stayed in their seats in the last few covered rows of the top of the stadium waved the country's flag, and many splashed around the concourse to pass time.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
In more recent years, Grace has splashed back onto small screens, appearing in a 2019 episode of Black Mirror and starring in ABC's Home Economics, which ran from 2021 to 2023.
—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
People in the Loews hotel pool kindly splashed a couple of them with water upon their request.
—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
Some of it splashed in my mouth.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Then festival goers can dive into a truly iconic surf experience with a community showing of the classic surf flick The Endless Summer splashed on a jumbo screen at Powerhouse Park Saturday night.
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Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
They’d be splashed all over Instagram and have anti-tourism protests.
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Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashed
Adjective
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The driver was found deceased inside her submerged vehicle hours after calling 911 for help.
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This seemingly futuristic idea drew on his Navy experience with water-splitting electrolyzers, which supplied the oxygen that enabled subs to remain submerged for months at a time, and NASA’s use of hydrogen fuel cells to power the Apollo missions.
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How carpet shampooers work Carpet shampooers, also called carpet cleaners, combine water and specialized soap into a solution that’s sprayed into the carpet, then scrubbed and vacuumed away, bringing dirt with it.
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The insecticides are typically formulated to be sprayed.
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The Brown University grad, who clearly inherited his blue eyes from Parker, wore a graphic T-shirt and paint-splattered pants as well as a tank top for the photo shoot.
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The money sets the stage for a potentially lopsided battle of opposing world views splattered across social media platforms and print mailers or expressed at doorsteps, as the campaigns seek to compel the citizenry to vote in the June primary.
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The two Harpa shows were especially spellbinding, especially an ensemble performance of music from her recent album Where to From, bathed in otherworldly illumination by lighting designer Theresa Baumgartner.
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Experts’ pessimistic forecasts are combining with reports from frustrated jobless young people around the country to form a seasonal outlook far from bathed in sunshine.
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But the rhenium that was bound to the organic carbon gets washed through rivers into the ocean, where it is incorporated into new seabed sediments.
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In it, teenage best friends, Claire and Hailey (Levesque), discover a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washed ashore after a storm.
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To root for #TeamBlack is to know that nothing good can come from impulse, and rueful laughter rippled across the lawn as Jace, eager to fight in his mother’s stead, locks Rhaenyra in her chambers to prevent her from risking her life in battle.
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When the net finally rippled, Yamal dropped to the ground in sujood — an Islamic prostration of gratitude — in a moment that immediately went viral.
Adjective
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To keep your lips smooth and hydrated year-round, apply this lip balm, which is formulated with beeswax and shea butter.
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To stay safe in the heat everyone is being encouraged to stay hydrated, avoid the sun during peak hours, around midday, and staying home to keep cool.
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These, like many of the Guerlains, are small bottles, sprinkled throughout his collection among the factices.
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Each side gets sprinkled with salt and sugar to enhance the flavor.
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“Splashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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