splayed

past tense of splay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splayed
Verb
  • Large media accounts like Pop Crave and Pop Base spread the incident to millions of followers on X, and social media posts have reported that the Astronomer CEO is the man in the video.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • At the time of diagnosis, the cancer was localized and hadn’t spread, giving Lizzy a 70% survival rate.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • First, there are the January theater festivals, your place to dig into experimental work scattered across smaller venues throughout the city.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Winter Wonderland overlay sees Ski Dubai scattered with igloos and snowmen made from actual snow whilst icy walls are wrapped in fairy lights and the chalets are bristling with baubles and tinsel.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Judkins and his ex-girlfriend had split in December but were rekindling their relationship at the time of the incident, the report shows.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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“Splayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splayed. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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