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 of Kirkley’s bullets grazed Faulkner’s chest as Staton’s blood splattered onto her, the family’s wrongful death lawsuit says.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Expect almost every room to be splattered in blood.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Searchlight Pictures previously shared a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the film, showing Weaving and Newton splattered in blood and handcuffed to each other.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
And on Monday, a new mural of elusive British street artist Banksy appeared on the side of London’s Royal Courts of Justice depicting a judge in a traditional wig hitting a protester lying on the ground, with blood splattered over a placard.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
In front of a large crowd, Bland swooped, gathered the ball and splattered the stumps with his throw from 12 attempts out of 15.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Dressed in their underwear, the two boys are then moved into the family’s kitchen, which is splattered with blood stains.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The photo is a statue of President George Washington near the New Orleans Public Library in Louisiana with red paint splattered on it from the Black Lives Matter protests over the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump has long been a human wrecking ball, but now his chaos has splattered onto the usually serene White House.
—Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Expect almost every room to be splattered in blood.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Searchlight Pictures previously shared a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the film, showing Weaving and Newton splattered in blood and handcuffed to each other.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
And on Monday, a new mural of elusive British street artist Banksy appeared on the side of London’s Royal Courts of Justice depicting a judge in a traditional wig hitting a protester lying on the ground, with blood splattered over a placard.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
In front of a large crowd, Bland swooped, gathered the ball and splattered the stumps with his throw from 12 attempts out of 15.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Dressed in their underwear, the two boys are then moved into the family’s kitchen, which is splattered with blood stains.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The photo is a statue of President George Washington near the New Orleans Public Library in Louisiana with red paint splattered on it from the Black Lives Matter protests over the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump has long been a human wrecking ball, but now his chaos has splattered onto the usually serene White House.
—Maureen Dowd, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
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DeKalb County, where Mentone and the neighboring town of Fort Payne are located, is also home to a national preserve and two state parks, each of which provides ample opportunities to see impressive color splashed over sweeping mountain vistas.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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With bigger bucks being splashed around, 2022 marked the arrival of Four Seasons Nashville, the city’s first international five-star luxury brand.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The floor spattered with reddish vomit.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Jeanine Findley, 54, who has gone by many other names in a criminal career spattered with financial grifts, was accused of posing as a bogus investor claiming rights to the historic landmark that draws more than half a million visitors a year.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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