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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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Recent Examples of spattered
Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Enterprising group member Freddy (Delaney Quinn) spots the paperback Josh was reading in the trash bin, spattered in blood.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
The slow motion sequences of mom Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono) getting clawed by the demon while a horrorstruck and blood-spattered Holly watches are almost too much.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
But the only ink Grace spills there is an abstract galaxy, spattered across a page mixed with her own breast milk, a creative output that blends her two identities, now at war.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Many of us thought that the image of crying, blood-spattered 6 and 7 year olds, marching-in-train across a school parking lot would finally convince America’s gun owners to concede to meaningful gun reform.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Detectives later found the bloody 14-inch knife and blood spattered throughout the residence.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The floor spattered with reddish vomit.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Enterprising group member Freddy (Delaney Quinn) spots the paperback Josh was reading in the trash bin, spattered in blood.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
The slow motion sequences of mom Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono) getting clawed by the demon while a horrorstruck and blood-spattered Holly watches are almost too much.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
But the only ink Grace spills there is an abstract galaxy, spattered across a page mixed with her own breast milk, a creative output that blends her two identities, now at war.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Many of us thought that the image of crying, blood-spattered 6 and 7 year olds, marching-in-train across a school parking lot would finally convince America’s gun owners to concede to meaningful gun reform.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Detectives later found the bloody 14-inch knife and blood spattered throughout the residence.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The floor spattered with reddish vomit.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spattered
Adjective
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To gently ease into the longer, brighter days ahead, try our dill-flecked, lighter-and-brighter take on chicken and biscuits.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Behind them a young man with a paint-flecked beard followed the designer about the set, twitching the hem of the velvet curtains hung at the window and rearranging the ornaments on the mantelpiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Once Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the American flag at Tranquility Base and then splashed down (with Michael Collins) back on Earth, the primary goal of Apollo was met.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Travelers waiting hours stuck in lines snaking through baggage claim and outside the terminal building have been featured on television and splashed across the internet.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gonzalez’s shirt was covered in blood, and blood and vomit was splattered throughout the apartment when he was arrested at the scene that day.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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On rare occasions, after a heavy bout of winter rains, the landscape in spring will burst with Mexican poppies — droplets of sunshine splattered on a canvas of golf-course green.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, there are 13 stained glass windows alternating in red or blue color with white limestone walls in between.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters made a hole with an axe just above the entrance to let the thick black smoke flow out and to avoid breaking the eight stained glass windows along the sides of the structure.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Nearly two dozen marked and unmarked police cars from different agencies were involved in the chase at some point.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s new ruler is already a marked man.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, buying organic bassinet sheets often gives you the peace of mind knowing they are unbleached, non-dyed and chemical-free.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But even as these programs help rural towns and cities incrementally fix and upgrade drinking water systems, Hoosiers like Hobbs and Davis still face discolored water running from their taps.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Images from inside Temple Israel following the attack earlier this month show scorched hallways, charred and discolored group photos on the wall and meals left behind — macaroni and cheese, grapes and cookies partially eaten on wooden tables with toddler-size chairs.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another six dead roaches dotted kitchen area light shields.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Moss wore a black, semi-sheer polka-dot blouse featuring delicate, dotted-mesh fabric that revealed a glimpse of skin underneath.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Spattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spattered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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