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 sidewalk and the building’s concrete barrier were left splattered with blood.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
My husband splattered some chili oil on his new shirt, and this did the trick.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Days later, Johnson was spotted filming with Hartnett, splattered with fake blood all over her face and clothing.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
For the occasion, the actress walked the red carpet in heels that appeared to be splattered in blood.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez’s shirt was covered in blood, and blood and vomit was splattered throughout the apartment when he was arrested at the scene that day.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
On rare occasions, after a heavy bout of winter rains, the landscape in spring will burst with Mexican poppies — droplets of sunshine splattered on a canvas of golf-course green.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
My husband splattered some chili oil on his new shirt, and this did the trick.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Days later, Johnson was spotted filming with Hartnett, splattered with fake blood all over her face and clothing.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
For the occasion, the actress walked the red carpet in heels that appeared to be splattered in blood.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Gonzalez’s shirt was covered in blood, and blood and vomit was splattered throughout the apartment when he was arrested at the scene that day.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
On rare occasions, after a heavy bout of winter rains, the landscape in spring will burst with Mexican poppies — droplets of sunshine splattered on a canvas of golf-course green.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattered
Verb
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The rocket booster splashed down off the coast of Texas seven minutes after launch.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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As the family’s trip drew to a close on Thursday evening, Jones and a friend, who had joined them, splashed into the water.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Verb
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In front of the memorial, a small gray cat sits in the rain before wandering to the front door of the gray and white home, curling near the entrance where blood had been spattered just weeks earlier.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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