slosh

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as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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as in to splash
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

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Recent Examples of slosh The more inventory sloshing around the retail industry, the more money TJX makes. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 With sufficient photons, the cavity can act as an oscillator, with photons sloshing back and forth and creating interference patterns. ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025 The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025 Other videos showed water sloshing out of the rooftop swimming pool of a high-rise hotel and spilling down the side of the building. Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slosh
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  • Small disruptions—even those that last just a few hours—can ripple through workplace morale and trust.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • Two bulls, each weighing over 1,300 pounds, ram heads and jab horns as their muscles ripple under velvety coats.
    Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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  • There's a person whose only job is to splash ghee between layers of filo dough.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
  • As if this dramatic moment was not enough, ACT-UP member Mark Chaney took it upon himself to splash and smear several vials of a red liquid onto the door of the City Council chambers.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025

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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slosh. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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