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as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the dog vigorously shook himself, spattering the carpet and walls with water
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as in splash
a very small amount
a spatter of praise for her work was mixed in with quite a lot of criticism
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Recent Examples of spatter
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
Video from inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 8 July 2024
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Verb
There were firearms and plane sets and a helicopter (not to mention the murder committed just outside it, with blood spattering the camera), as well as background actors to fill up the tarmac and White House before spilling onto the lawn.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
Video from inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 8 July 2024
Noun
However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spatter
Verb
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One video shows the spacecraft splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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But after over 286 days, their extended stay in space is finally coming to a close, as the two astronauts make their way back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule that’s set to splash down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But searing also often results in oil that splatters all over the stovetop (and sometimes the surrounding counters, floor, appliances…and the cook).—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Blood from Jensen’s skull splattered onto the floor and walls.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The ten breweries that produced the highest number of brews at a state or national level include some legendary names plus a good sprinkling of newer craft brewers making some incredible beers.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Fey and Jost weren’t part of the McNally crowd, which included a sprinkling of SNL alumni among a more serious bunch probably best characterized by its collective mmm-ing at a Henry James reference.—
Paula Aceves,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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When the last shreds of sunlight vanish, everyone pulls their car up to the field and turns on their headlights.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There is one thing to note, however, that could be a glimmer of hope.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Any hope of the U.S. team making the final in San Francisco after glimmers of a good performance — like being in third place during the final race — evaporated as the crew struggled to maintain stable flight on its frisky F50 boat.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s not a speck of iceberg lettuce or a sticky Heinz bottle in sight.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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This is where the creek empties, where the speck spook in the eelgrass.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Looking for Saturday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more hints, clues and answers.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That's a lot of money up front for a little bit of oil.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
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Elaborately decorated horse harnesses, ceremonial spears, ornate cauldrons, bridle bits and hundreds of other 2,000-year-old artifacts have been unearthed in England.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Spatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spatter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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