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
At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
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Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Hours after the shooting, the building stairwell was still splattered with blood, including a large pool of it on the second-floor landing.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Blood splattered across the person’s cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Crime scene photos obtained by the outlet allegedly show blood splattered on a window and a blue tarp covering a body inside the apartment complex.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Baggy fits, cargo jeans and paint splattered barrel jeans are often paired with a shrunken top.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Too bad the intern isn’t sure of much — and the blood splattered on his scrubs isn’t reassuring — but who cares?
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
Dried blood splattered his neck.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Hours after the shooting, the building stairwell was still splattered with blood, including a large pool of it on the second-floor landing.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Blood splattered across the person’s cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Crime scene photos obtained by the outlet allegedly show blood splattered on a window and a blue tarp covering a body inside the apartment complex.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Baggy fits, cargo jeans and paint splattered barrel jeans are often paired with a shrunken top.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Too bad the intern isn’t sure of much — and the blood splattered on his scrubs isn’t reassuring — but who cares?
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
Dried blood splattered his neck.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
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Minutes later, Marwan came out of the kitchen, his apron splashed with tomato seeds and parsley.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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For more than a month, grizzled, proud men — some in their 40s and many with gray dotted on their heads and splashed across beards — have marched out onto a practice field to prepare for a game with deep meaning.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Enterprising group member Freddy (Delaney Quinn) spots the paperback Josh was reading in the trash bin, spattered in blood.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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The slow motion sequences of mom Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono) getting clawed by the demon while a horrorstruck and blood-spattered Holly watches are almost too much.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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