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
Days later, Johnson was photographed on set with fake blood splattered across her face and clothes.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Cops found blood splattered all over the apartment, down the hall and in the stairwell.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The look is inspired by dripping art, a painting technique made famous by Jackson Pollock that involves paint being dripped, poured, or splattered onto a canvas instead of being applied with a brush.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Today it's displayed on its back and splattered in paint at The Valentine museum as a symbol of the Lost Cause myth.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Cops found blood splattered all over the apartment, down the hall and in the stairwell.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The look is inspired by dripping art, a painting technique made famous by Jackson Pollock that involves paint being dripped, poured, or splattered onto a canvas instead of being applied with a brush.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Today it's displayed on its back and splattered in paint at The Valentine museum as a symbol of the Lost Cause myth.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
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The capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,240 miles off the Brazilian coast.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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And here came Patsy, who put bright white circles of fresh mozz, fresh tomato, and it was splashed around the pie, not ladled.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Pérez’s manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group’s saxophonist.—
Danica Coto,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group's saxophonist.—
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8 Apr. 2025
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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