as in splashes
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 splatters
If that weren’t enough, Kevin’s bully older brother Buzz goes to call 911 and sets off yet another trap that lets loose an active chainsaw that cuts off the arms of his younger brother (played by Bowen Yang) and splatters blood on everyone’s faces.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatters
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Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Abbott’s blood spatters all over Nile’s face, which looks almost jubilant in the act.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Splatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatters. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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