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splatters

present tense third-person singular of splatter
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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splashes
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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
  • 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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“Splatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatters. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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