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
The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Staying in theme to the bitter end, Irwin collects himself from the hardwood and is dragged to hell (or backstage) by dark forces, returning to face the judges with his face splattered in fake blood.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Installed in 1903, the statue was removed in 2017, after being splattered with paint.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Malinche’s walls, save for one made of red brick, are splattered with a mixture of adobe, clay and hay, and the ceiling is covered with panels of brown curtains hanging at different heights.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
One look was a pair of loose-fitting ivory denim jeans with double zippers in front and an abstract expressionist design splattered all over.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Each draft begins with random ideas and quotes and memes and potential sources and reference links all splattered on the page in various fonts and colors.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Staying in theme to the bitter end, Irwin collects himself from the hardwood and is dragged to hell (or backstage) by dark forces, returning to face the judges with his face splattered in fake blood.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Installed in 1903, the statue was removed in 2017, after being splattered with paint.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Malinche’s walls, save for one made of red brick, are splattered with a mixture of adobe, clay and hay, and the ceiling is covered with panels of brown curtains hanging at different heights.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
One look was a pair of loose-fitting ivory denim jeans with double zippers in front and an abstract expressionist design splattered all over.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Each draft begins with random ideas and quotes and memes and potential sources and reference links all splattered on the page in various fonts and colors.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
Verb
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Images of Tilly on her social media handles were splashed across major news outlets all over the world.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many of us thought that the image of crying, blood-spattered 6 and 7 year olds, marching-in-train across a school parking lot would finally convince America’s gun owners to concede to meaningful gun reform.—
K. Ward Cummings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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