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
People used the app to generate fake videos of women being strangled or splattered with mysterious white goo, people committing crimes, and public figures wearing Nazi-like uniforms.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This conclusion raises the question of where the budding franchise could go now that Grace no longer has a target on her back thanks to the High Council being reduced to splatter.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
And there was something investigators had never seen before -- potato fragments splattered in the bedroom.
—Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
There was one moment during the movie when Newton was splattered with blood in a pattern that yielded such a great take, Radio Silence had to recreate it on her face the next production day for consistency.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This conclusion raises the question of where the budding franchise could go now that Grace no longer has a target on her back thanks to the High Council being reduced to splatter.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
And there was something investigators had never seen before -- potato fragments splattered in the bedroom.
—Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
There was one moment during the movie when Newton was splattered with blood in a pattern that yielded such a great take, Radio Silence had to recreate it on her face the next production day for consistency.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
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Entry flight director Rick Henfling alluded to Artemis III being in the space agency’s sights after the Artemis II crew safely splashed down in the Pacific on Saturday.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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American astronauts had not splashed down in the ocean since December 1972 when the crew of Apollo 17 came home amid waning interest in exploring the moon, and polarization over the Vietnam War.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 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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In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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