as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush
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Play a series of games in time before the clock runs out or you get slimed or splattered with paint.—
Alexis Clinton,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025 -
The eagle was also splattered with red paint years ago.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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By sunset, kids splash in the shallows while fishermen haul in their last catch of the day.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a separate concurrence, Justice Neil Gorsuch splashed cold water on the argument.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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English was the common language, spattered with classical Latin.—
Lorne Cook,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2024
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Notebooks, clothes and tins of food lay scattered on the ground, spattered with what appeared to be blood.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
12 Sep. 2024
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“Bespatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespatter. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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