as in to splash
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the house painters accidentally splattered my car with paint
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Recent Examples of splatter
My husband splattered some chili oil on his new shirt, and this did the trick.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Days later, Johnson was spotted filming with Hartnett, splattered with fake blood all over her face and clothing.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Days later, Johnson was spotted filming with Hartnett, splattered with fake blood all over her face and clothing.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
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During a recent Tuesday-morning visit, two sunbathers dangled their legs in the outdoor roof pool, while a staycationing couple and their little son splashed in the water nearby.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Starship splashed down on target in the Indian Ocean a little more than an hour later to conclude the first flight of the latest version of SpaceX’s stainless steel mega-rocket.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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In front of the memorial, a small gray cat sits in the rain before wandering to the front door of the gray and white home, curling near the entrance where blood had been spattered just weeks earlier.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Pineiro's left eye was punished by Price's right hooks, but Pineiro cut Price's mouth in the fifth round and Price couldn't prevent blood spattering her chest, white shirt and shorts for the rest of the bout.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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