: a splattering or slapping sound
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Peter Green, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2024
At times, Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk’s series goes slack and switches tones too abruptly while firing off jokes that go splat.
—Randy Myers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Further study is needed to tease out exactly what makes for a successful poo mimic—perhaps there’s a maximum size for a convincing simulated splat or an ideal ratio of white spots to background color.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023
Yogurt hit the cocktail world with a splat (sorry) in 2013.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
The rich and talented and tormenting Dodgers have done it again, taking barely a step into the postseason before falling flat on their faces, shaking the foundations of franchise history with the resulting splat.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
In Year 6, with his best defense and deepest team, UCLA coach Chip Kelly once again briefly raised expectations before going splat in his old home state.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
Body count remains the red meat of the Walking Dead world, the squish and splat that accompanies the walking dead’s transition to the certifiably dead.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2023
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Boeing is bleeding cash, Facebook has to go to trial, bank stocks are booming, more rate cuts are coming, Donald Trump’s crypto went splat, and Kamala Harris showed up on Fox News.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2024
At times, Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk’s series goes slack and switches tones too abruptly while firing off jokes that go splat.
—Randy Myers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Further study is needed to tease out exactly what makes for a successful poo mimic—perhaps there’s a maximum size for a convincing simulated splat or an ideal ratio of white spots to background color.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023
Yogurt hit the cocktail world with a splat (sorry) in 2013.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
The rich and talented and tormenting Dodgers have done it again, taking barely a step into the postseason before falling flat on their faces, shaking the foundations of franchise history with the resulting splat.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
In Year 6, with his best defense and deepest team, UCLA coach Chip Kelly once again briefly raised expectations before going splat in his old home state.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
Body count remains the red meat of the Walking Dead world, the squish and splat that accompanies the walking dead’s transition to the certifiably dead.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2023
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“Splat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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