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 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 The collection also included several dark-wash pieces artfully splattered with paint for a bold, creative edge. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2025 His family members were all shot in the head at close range, so defense attorneys argued blood would have splattered on Zeigler. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025 This drama is so beautifully stylized that even the blood splattered on characters’ faces looks like a glossy decoration. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 If the wax splattered onto walls or table linens, warm the wax with a hairdryer and wipe off as much as possible with a clean cloth. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • There is also a desire for infamy and to have their names and faces splashed across the internet and newspapers for a spurt of violence.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Splattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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