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 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 Throughout the years, Graham was sprayed by grout on a construction site and splattered with oil while cutting timber. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 The ballad requires more singing and less shouting — and featured a tattooed Lee playing a white upright piano splattered and streaked with fake blood. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026 The vibe is enveloping, the songs an easily digestible pastiche of pop splattered with hip-hop and the dancing pinpoint-perfect but loose when the Magnificent Seven are unleashed to showcase their personalities. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 These unconventional camo pieces styled with everything from cutoff khaki pants decorated with fruit and vegetable prints and paint splattered tops and pleated olive shorts and metallic silver heels. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 The bathroom had blood splattered on the wall, so hospital staff asked a janitor to clean it. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 An unusually silent home, a room splattered with blood and an open window missing its screen. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
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  • The ensuing investigation and court case were splashed across the cover of every newspaper.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Capturing the first major event of the internet age, these visuals were splashed across television and computer screens at work, home and even in schools.
    Chelsea Stahl, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Instead, Dulai had been clearly beaten and blood was spattered around the room.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Crime scene technicians called in to help execute a search warrant reported observing blood spattered all over Mao’s bedroom, and a machete and two dumbbells stained with blood.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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