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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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Guard Chelsea Gray scored eight of her 17 points in overtime, splashing two critical 3-pointers.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Other ways to stimulate the vagus nerve include cold exposure, like splashing cold water on your face or taking a brief cold shower.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The effects of a government shutdown are rippling across the country.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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That remarkable resurgence, from one of the oldest players on a team rippling with youth, helped the Red Sox back into the postseason for the first time in four years.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Swashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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