as in to splash
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the house painters accidentally splattered my car with paint
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Recent Examples of splatter
My sleep was interrupted by images of the ice splattered with blood.
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The torch also broke and the lighter fluid was splattered all over the living room.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Good guys dress in red, not like Alex from Clockwork Orange (there’s a definite nod to that with Fisk in his white suspenders, blood splattered white dress shirt after the shooting).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Days later, Johnson was photographed on set with fake blood splattered across her face and clothes.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The torch also broke and the lighter fluid was splattered all over the living room.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Good guys dress in red, not like Alex from Clockwork Orange (there’s a definite nod to that with Fisk in his white suspenders, blood splattered white dress shirt after the shooting).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Days later, Johnson was photographed on set with fake blood splattered across her face and clothes.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
Verb
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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
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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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Over two years, McGann, who studied illustration at the University of Hartford, has spattered every square inch of their one-bedroom in different colors.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
3 June 2025
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Pérez’s manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group’s saxophonist.—
Danica Coto,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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