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as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles
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as in washed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor
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Recent Examples of splashed
Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
In the painting, he is shown raising his fist as Secret Service agents surround him, blood splashed across his face.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Images of her outside the hotel were splashed across tabloids, with The Carlyle’s distinctive gold revolving door in the background.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The mission's Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of San Diego on April 10, safely returning its astronaut crew home.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Men rushed to work, their nice shoes and pantlegs splashed and drenched.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Murray splashed a game-tying 51-footer at the buzzer, his league-leading fourth bucket of the season from behind halfcourt.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Metallic pants with zipper systems, white jeans splashed with primary color paints and baggy jeans with a clay finish were among the other denim highlights.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Made with a simple syrup that's a little sweet from strawberries and a little tart from the rhubarb, these sippers can be splashed with gin, vodka, or tequila.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
The same day, the left-leaning Guardian and right-wing Daily Telegraph newspapers also splashed images on their front pages of Charles at the congressional dais.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
In the painting, he is shown raising his fist as Secret Service agents surround him, blood splashed across his face.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Images of her outside the hotel were splashed across tabloids, with The Carlyle’s distinctive gold revolving door in the background.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The mission's Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of San Diego on April 10, safely returning its astronaut crew home.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Men rushed to work, their nice shoes and pantlegs splashed and drenched.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Murray splashed a game-tying 51-footer at the buzzer, his league-leading fourth bucket of the season from behind halfcourt.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Metallic pants with zipper systems, white jeans splashed with primary color paints and baggy jeans with a clay finish were among the other denim highlights.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Made with a simple syrup that's a little sweet from strawberries and a little tart from the rhubarb, these sippers can be splashed with gin, vodka, or tequila.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashed
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Harold Wilken still remembers the moment nearly 30 years ago when he was sprayed with herbicides after a hose broke on his family farm in Danforth, Illinois.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the Flock license-plate reader cameras were sprayed with pink spray paint; other times they were struck with bats, hit with BB guns, or simply unscrewed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Days later, Johnson was spotted filming with Hartnett, splattered with fake blood all over her face and clothing.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Going farther west, however, brightens the sky even more and anywhere west of a line from approximately central Michigan, going south through east-central Kentucky to the Gulf Coast will be bathed in full daylight.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Landmarks across the globe, from Prince’s beloved hometown Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, and NYC’s Times Square to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, were bathed in purple in honor of the maverick.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Opposite Paul Newman, she was featured as a character known as Lucille, The Girl, who sensuously washed his car in an iconic scene from 1967's Cool Hand Luke.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The squeeze on shipments through the strait has rippled through global maritime trade, including through the Panama Canal nearly halfway around the world.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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And now, students are continuing the legacy of the famed and inspiring primatologist, whose work and message of hope and resilience rippled all the way to an area hit hard by the Eaton fire.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Roast chickpeas to make a crunchy snack (that can also be sprinkled over salads and grain bowls).—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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Today, this custom has evolved into subtler hints of the color, quietly hidden in the bridal look or sprinkled throughout the events of the day.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet frustration amongst some Prince fans has bubbled over.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The accusations bubbled up following Barnum-Dann’s announcement of plans to open four new concepts within the year, including three at the new Tower Broadway building.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles firefighters pulled Andrade’s teenage son from the lake first, but struggled to locate the father, who remained submerged.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Scientists with the Environmental Defense Fund said in a 2019 study that hydropower plants and reservoirs can emit substantial greenhouse gases, but their depth and design, the amount of submerged vegetation, and local climate influence how much.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Splashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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