splattered

past tense of splatter
as in splashed
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 splattered One morning in June, 2024, Jordan Acker arrived at his law office, in Southfield, Michigan, and saw red paint splattered across the sign above the door. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026 This is a comeback story of the highest order because Taylor Moton's life was at risk, blood was splattered all over his chest, and doctors frantically rushed to keep him from dying from a life-threatening emergency. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 In recent years, protesters have torn down his statues and splattered others with red paint. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Verity’s loving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) is fully on board for this idea, and in fact accidentally bumped into Lowen on the street and site of a bloody accident that shakes her up as a dead man’s blood was splattered all over her. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Animal prints, bright colors, unique laces, and floral accents have been splattered across the shoe. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026 Genre thrills and chills dominated the 15th Finnish Film Affair that closed last night, and splattered across various sections of Helsinki’s Love & Anarchy Film Festival and panel sessions. — Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 Vigilantes have covered the cameras in trash bags, splattered them with paint, and even sawed them down. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026 Shirts at her booth had been splattered by grease from nearby food trucks. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
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  • Piaget takes the bold colors splashed across the American creative’s face in the series and plops them right on the dial.
    — Nicole Hoey for Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Where lettuce splashed with vinaigrette can feel like an afterthought, a juicy, savory-slanting pear salad is worth making room for on a plate full of turkey and cornbread.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • His reward — and part of the backlash, on top of death threats — was being physically assaulted outside the Capitol in Sacramento and spattered with blood thrown from the gallery.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In a Towie-style home, her former close friend Cee, who is married to Marcus’s brother Mario (Agamemnon), hosts a tense event to mark her return – blood-spattered and still in shock.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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