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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
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
With bigger bucks being splashed around, 2022 marked the arrival of Four Seasons Nashville, the city’s first international five-star luxury brand.
—Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
These icons are displayed loudly in graphics splashed across the ball’s panel designs and are also more subtly embossed onto its matte base.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Trailers were splashed all over NFL games in addition to being attached on big movies like Warner Bros’ Superman.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
That test launch was a success; both Super Heavy and Ship splashed down in their target zones (the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean, respectively), and Ship deployed eight dummy payloads into space as planned.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Immigration can be a hot-button topic, something frequently discussed on cable news and splashed across the headlines.
—Caroline Guthrie, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
The scandal was splashed across front pages, and even parodied on Saturday Night Live.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
DeKalb County, where Mentone and the neighboring town of Fort Payne are located, is also home to a national preserve and two state parks, each of which provides ample opportunities to see impressive color splashed over sweeping mountain vistas.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
With bigger bucks being splashed around, 2022 marked the arrival of Four Seasons Nashville, the city’s first international five-star luxury brand.
—Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
These icons are displayed loudly in graphics splashed across the ball’s panel designs and are also more subtly embossed onto its matte base.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The camera pans out to show that there are even more bloodstains splashed over the subflooring of the living room.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Trailers were splashed all over NFL games in addition to being attached on big movies like Warner Bros’ Superman.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
That test launch was a success; both Super Heavy and Ship splashed down in their target zones (the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean, respectively), and Ship deployed eight dummy payloads into space as planned.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Immigration can be a hot-button topic, something frequently discussed on cable news and splashed across the headlines.
—Caroline Guthrie, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
The scandal was splashed across front pages, and even parodied on Saturday Night Live.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashed
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Federal agents responded with chemical crowd control munitions, including tear gas canisters and less-lethal guns that sprayed pepper balls.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Footage obtained by Fox News and photos by the Associated Press show two protesters, including a woman standing directly in front of a federal agent, being sprayed with what appeared to be mace outside the Portland ICE building.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of Kirkley’s bullets grazed Faulkner’s chest as Staton’s blood splattered onto her, the family’s wrongful death lawsuit says.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Expect almost every room to be splattered in blood.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While locations like a solar panel farm in the Australian outback fit the bill for near-future ground war, the result mostly feels sterile, amounting to a bunch of empty pathways bathed in stark daylight.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The picturesque chapel, once bathed in sunlight and surrounded by lush green trees, is now unrecognizable.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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My poetry began as a father’s sly growl, became a spectacle on a rickety stage washed in limelight, and now is a 70-year-old woman’s walk back into a thousand yesterdays.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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For those in charge of protecting the biosphere, keeping the beaches on the peninsula’s eastern side free of trash washed in from the sea is a constant struggle.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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An unexpected result in Japan’s leadership contest over the weekend rippled through global financial markets with the dollar surging against the yen on Sunday.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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These small shifts rippled into the changes that my clients report as being transformative.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These pastries are made from laminated dough, rolled thin, sprinkled with sugar and baked until crisp, golden and flaky.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 1903 and from 1905 through 1968, baseball’s World Series matched two pennant winners; teams went directly from winning the AL or NL to the championship best-of-seven (with a few best-of-nines sprinkled in).—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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With such enviable success, questions have bubbled over the years as to whether the Parasite outfit could be bought by a larger entity or a group of investors.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Lichtenberg thinks the atmosphere most likely bubbled up from the planet’s magma ocean.—
Elise Cutts,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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The floor spattered with reddish vomit.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Jeanine Findley, 54, who has gone by many other names in a criminal career spattered with financial grifts, was accused of posing as a bogus investor claiming rights to the historic landmark that draws more than half a million visitors a year.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Splashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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