splash across/over

phrasal verb

splashed across/over; splashing across/over; splashes across/over

: to put (something, such as a photograph or news headline) in a place or position where it will be easily seen by many people

The scandal was splashed across the front page.

Her picture was splashed (all) over the news.

Examples of splash across/over in a Sentence

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Murals splash across walls, making this area’s growing collection of public art hard to miss. —

AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024 From politics to royalty and entertainment figures, the trend made a splash across the globe. —

Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024 The Sacramento Kings made a splash over the weekend with the sign-and-trade that landed former Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan, potentially upgrading an already-potent offense that features De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk and Keegan Murray. —

Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 July 2024 The set made a splash across Billboard’s charts, including a No. 1 start on Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums, and a top 10 debut on Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts (dated April 6). —

Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for splash across/over

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