as in splashing
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 splattering
Left with tons of unsold produce, the village’s angry farmers band together in protest, setting up a blockade on the city’s main road and splattering it with their wares.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splattering
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Kotb included other photos of the kids splashing in the water and sitting on the dock, as well as a selfie of all the kids with herself and Dreyer.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The pictures also showed her playing in the back yard, splashing in a paddling pool, going running with her dad, and enjoying the sand on her paws at the beach.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Splattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splattering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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