as in to spread
to cause to move outward and apart
He sat with his legs splayed apart. She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.
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Recent Examples of splay
The Athletic Revives feature a wide toe box, which also allowed my angry toes to splay out and relax.
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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2024
The Presence then looks below to see their motionless bodies splayed in the driveway.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible at the same time, splayed out across the night sky in a huge arc.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Neely's body is seen splayed on the subway floor, sneakers, jeans and grimy, white T-shirt still on.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2024
The Presence then looks below to see their motionless bodies splayed in the driveway.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible at the same time, splayed out across the night sky in a huge arc.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Neely's body is seen splayed on the subway floor, sneakers, jeans and grimy, white T-shirt still on.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for splay
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“Splay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splay. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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