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 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 For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Overnight, a nurse aide walked into their room and saw blood splattered on the floor, walls, and ceiling, according to a grand jury transcript. Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 Vandals splattered paint over the portrait in early February, and larger swaths of black and green paint appeared in March. Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 The Brown University grad, who clearly inherited his blue eyes from Parker, wore a graphic T-shirt and paint-splattered pants as well as a tank top for the photo shoot. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 June 2026 The money sets the stage for a potentially lopsided battle of opposing world views splattered across social media platforms and print mailers or expressed at doorsteps, as the campaigns seek to compel the citizenry to vote in the June primary. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 The sidewalk and the building’s concrete barrier were left splattered with blood. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
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  • Even the band’s Interscope debut, 1991’s Sailing the Seas of Cheese, only splashed a thin layer of lacquer onto an ugly, unruly beast.
    Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The retreat debuts on the heels of a Dioriveria pop-up boutique at the Belmond property that splashed down there earlier this summer.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 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 6 Aug. 2026.

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