as in sprinkling
a very small amount
at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother
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as in to splatter
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 to bubble
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 splash
Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Add a splash of coconut water and a splash of coconut milk.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
In its June 6 launch, the booster and second stage splashed down, intact, in the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean respectively.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Longoria also styled a flowing skirt to match her top and wore a pair of pointed-toe heels in a muted shade of dark blue to add a splash of color to her ensemble.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Add a splash of coconut water and a splash of coconut milk.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
But the upper stage will do something new on Flight 7, deploying 10 mock satellites — inactive versions of SpaceX's Starlink broadband craft — which will follow Ship's suborbital trajectory and splash down in the Indian Ocean as well.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
In its June 6 launch, the booster and second stage splashed down, intact, in the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean respectively.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splash
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For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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It's got a sprinkling of influence of-without sounding too grandiose-Wes Anderson.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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John Deere offers a bunch of diesel and battery powered autonomous tractors and trucks that come equipped with advanced cameras and sensors that enables one employee to do the planting, crop spraying, dumping and moving work of multiple workers. CES 2025 was all about consumers.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Sinner won a routine first set as Rune sprayed his groundstrokes, making 14 unforced errors between his forehand and backhand to Sinner’s seven.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The eagle was also splattered with red paint years ago.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.—
M. Z. Adnan,
The New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2024
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Then, wash your hands and throw your clothes into the washing machine (more on this below).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
14 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps most concerning, FDA inspectors noted that employees were never seen washing their hands.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
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The most common countermeasures are hiring contractors to re-install piles into the ground in the spring or bubbling – propeller fans blowing warm water from the bottom up, which keep an area ice-free.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some springs no longer bubble up from the aquifer and even the largest are now seeing their flow steadily reduced.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Given these facts, California’s fire devastation will ripple through the entire nation, and may be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Collaboration and adaptability are crucial, as changes often ripple across the organization.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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May these new releases bring a glimmer of light among the darkness.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Art Graffiti, Through Grief and Discovery Clement Gelly There was the glimmer of possibility in stories of bolt cutters and train yards and spray cans—possibilities of disruption and liberation.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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Every seven minutes or so, another helicopter came by and dropped water that sprinkled over the neighborhood.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Think New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox or San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, and then sprinkle a lot of sazón on it.—
David Betancourt,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Splash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splash. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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