1
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a splashy new restaurant that's currently the in place to go
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2
as in flashy
attractively eye-catching in style
a splashy ad for the new brand of blue jeans
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3
as in loud
excessively showy
a splashy outfit that was definitely out of place in church
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Recent Examples of splashy
Here the seasonal display sinks riparian roots, fills canyon bottoms and wraps around splashy streams.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Thus far, Arbuckle’s offense is well ahead of last year’s Sooners offense in almost every key stat, though the run game has struggled and splashy transfer running back Jaydn Ott hasn’t done much.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The world’s best bars list was announced at a splashy, cocktail-attire-please event in Hong Kong, where the hometown crowd seemed firmly on Bar Leone’s cheering squad.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Following the splashy release of Sora 2, Musk — a founder of OpenAI who left the board in 2018 and has since become a fierce critic of the company and Altman — appeared particularly eager to plug his competitor product.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Thus far, Arbuckle’s offense is well ahead of last year’s Sooners offense in almost every key stat, though the run game has struggled and splashy transfer running back Jaydn Ott hasn’t done much.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The world’s best bars list was announced at a splashy, cocktail-attire-please event in Hong Kong, where the hometown crowd seemed firmly on Bar Leone’s cheering squad.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Following the splashy release of Sora 2, Musk — a founder of OpenAI who left the board in 2018 and has since become a fierce critic of the company and Altman — appeared particularly eager to plug his competitor product.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashy
Adjective
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But people in the control group didn’t have a noticeable change.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
23 Oct. 2025
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To economists like Zandi, however, the country still remains at high risk of entering a downturn, with inflation, softness in the labor market and noticeable declines in consumer confidence weighing on their forecasts.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Reid never shows up at a game without wearing her flashy Super Bowl rings, massive as Mini Coopers sitting on her tiny fingers.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The flashiest ambitions of Vision 2030 are being recalibrated.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Due to the struggles that the Florida State Seminoles have gone through this season following their opening upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, calls have begun getting louder for the program to consider firing head coach Mike Norvell.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His dad and prominent local attorney, Alex Murdaugh, was later convicted of the double homicide.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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And while there have been prominent layoff announcements in recent weeks, that doesn’t immediately translate to higher unemployment.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Or, keep scrolling to see other stylish toiletry bags available from Quince.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ebern Designs Propane Fire Pit Extend patio season through fall and winter with this stylish fire pit.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even standard news programming is as noisy and disjointed as the output of a Bloomberg terminal.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Murray & His Blood Brothers, a blues-rock outfit comprised of singers and guitarists Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia and Jimmy Vivino, delivered a night of raucous, noisy blues and covers to the historic 2,360-person venue.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The performance opened with a black and white sequence, before partner Emma Slater joined him for a dramatic choreography.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The comedy, often quite broad, is occasionally jarringly incongruous, and the dramatic stakes of the season-long arc sometimes vanish entirely.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most of the other acts featured students dressed up in costumes or snazzy duds.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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And its prestige image started to fade as snazzy new Chinese EV makers emerged and Tesla’s lineup needed a refresher (a new, roomier six-seater Model Y had a successful launch in August).—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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