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as in sloshing
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets
every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery
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Verb
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So instead of splashing around in new pools on Day 1, the Broncos ran it back.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026 -
At best, there was room for three ounces of liquid splashing around.—
Kat Odell,
Bloomberg,
6 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices were spiking Tuesday on supply disruption fears, rippling through the equity markets.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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In a moment of regional instability, the seafaring passageway can quickly turn into a strategic chokepoint, and its effects are already rippling out on a global scale.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Swashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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