as in sprinkling
a very small amount
at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother
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as in to splatter
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 to bubble
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 splash
Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Kitchens and breakfast nooks live closer to steam, splashes, and open cabinet doors.
—Maria Williams, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Adding it cold can help with emulsification, and splashing in some reserved pasta water can help bind the sauce for a glossy, silky coating on each noodle.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Designer Nicole Hirsch, owner of Nicole Hirsch Interiors, did that here with an all-white bathroom and light oak vanity that needed a colorful splash.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Kitchens and breakfast nooks live closer to steam, splashes, and open cabinet doors.
—Maria Williams, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
As drivers on the freeway's leftmost lanes traveled at normal speeds, those in the right lanes were seen driving considerably slower as water splashed from underneath their cars.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Adding it cold can help with emulsification, and splashing in some reserved pasta water can help bind the sauce for a glossy, silky coating on each noodle.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splash
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Simple additions to meals, like sprinkling chia on yogurt, can easily boost your intake.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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Allow to cool before sprinkling, if desired, with powdered sugar or melt additional chocolate chips with a touch of water and drizzle over cake.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The latter was used to produce Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed by the US military during the Vietnam War.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mixed results Authorities in Iran reportedly sprayed clouds with chemicals over the Urmia lake basin late last year, seeking to boost rainfall to combat the country’s worst drought in decades.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Don’t be afraid to splatter on the table, bump elbows, let loose.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, small pools of water pocked the road, and mud splattered up from Brown Beauty’s forelegs against her sides and against Revere’s boots and buckskin pants.—
Kostya Kennedy,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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Their waterways are polluted and undrinkable, yet citizens still wash their clothes and utensils in them.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Once the paint is removed, further wash the brushes with warm, soapy water, and let your brushes dry thoroughly.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pastries like passion-fruit malasadas and chocolate-babka pistachio swirls benefit from her sourdough starter, still alive and bubbling after a decade-plus of traveling.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The thick, cheesy layers arrive at your table bubbling in the pan, and the wait is part of the ritual.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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Resignations have rippled across the academic, legal and business communities.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those separation waves ripple down the ridges thousands of times per second, kicking the air rhythmically.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2026
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The bit of glimmer is echoed in subtle flecks on the dancers’ shimmery white unitards.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The novel is famously austere, with mere glimmers of physical intimacy.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Simply sprinkle coarse salt over the surface of the cutting board and use the lemon half to scrub it in.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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Groff sprinkles this punchy, athletic syntax over a slew of intricate settings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Splash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splash. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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