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as in splattered
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 washed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor
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as in dipped
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Recent Examples of splashed
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Her handiwork is tucked into jacket linings, stitched onto knits and splashed across sheer Step Up stockings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
However, after achieving that relative success, he was splashed on the front pages for a night out ahead of the following season.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
His face splashed across every screen, his name across the lips of every person on the planet, all in the course of one day.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Although the subsequent road closures inconvenienced a small, vocal minority – among them DJ Diplo and comedian Chris Rock ‒ most attendees happily splashed through the mud until the roads dried up.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
These tiny tasty bites are smoked, well-seasoned, splashed with jeow som sauce and served on skewers.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Getting splashed is supposed to be fun.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
There is also a desire for infamy and to have their names and faces splashed across the internet and newspapers for a spurt of violence.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Her handiwork is tucked into jacket linings, stitched onto knits and splashed across sheer Step Up stockings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
However, after achieving that relative success, he was splashed on the front pages for a night out ahead of the following season.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
His face splashed across every screen, his name across the lips of every person on the planet, all in the course of one day.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Although the subsequent road closures inconvenienced a small, vocal minority – among them DJ Diplo and comedian Chris Rock ‒ most attendees happily splashed through the mud until the roads dried up.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
These tiny tasty bites are smoked, well-seasoned, splashed with jeow som sauce and served on skewers.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Getting splashed is supposed to be fun.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashed
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That's despite calls from agency staff for Kennedy to tone down such rhetoric after a gunman—who was influenced by vaccine misinformation and the vilification of the public health agency—sprayed the CDC campus with over 500 rounds and killed a local police officer last month.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ferreira sprayed the ball wide to Alex Roldan, Cristian’s younger brother.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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In front of a large crowd, Bland swooped, gathered the ball and splattered the stumps with his throw from 12 attempts out of 15.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dressed in their underwear, the two boys are then moved into the family’s kitchen, which is splattered with blood stains.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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On the other side of a partition separating Archive’s dual personalities, the club area will be bathed in rainbow hues of dancing lights, while music from DJ sets will pulse through the building.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Not bad for someone who once did his homework under candlelight and sometimes bathed out of an outdoor bucket.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelans washed car windows for tips at stoplights and congregated in the parking lots of Home Depot and other stores, looking for work.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Based on local traditions, the park tells the story of a giant pearl which was washed onto a mountain in a storm.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Outside of the United States, global government bonds sold off as jitters around government deficits and interest rates rippled through markets.—
Sean Conlon,John Melloy,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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News of the shooting rippled through a national Democratic officials’ meeting nearby in Minneapolis.—
MARK VANCLEAVE,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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This article is specific to DraftKings with a little bit of FanDuel sprinkled in.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bone meal sprinkled around the plant and watered into the soil is a good source of phosphorus.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Splashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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