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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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Artemis 2 will come home on Day 10 of the mission, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Once the spacecraft is past that danger zone, eight parachutes will slow the spacecraft down even more before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.—
Brendan Byrne,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Don’t forget about Bernard, too, who’s rippling across the radar of NFL teams.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ripple effect The high cost of fuel is also rippling across a supply chain already hammered by surging gang violence.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Swashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swashing. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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