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
Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The clear pumps were designed to look as though they had been covered in blood, with a glossy red concentrated at the toes and splattered upward in an uneven way.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
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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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Emile Konig, Gerhardt Konig's son, also testified during the trial that his father called him on FaceTime after the attack occurred and confessed while splattered with her blood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The clear pumps were designed to look as though they had been covered in blood, with a glossy red concentrated at the toes and splattered upward in an uneven way.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splatter
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De-escalate the Crisis Narrative The word crisis is splashed across every headline regarding mental health, but Redding warns that overusing this term can actually hinder our ability to help.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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As has been the case in prior tests, the upper stage should splash down in the Indian Ocean if all goes to plan.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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In front of the memorial, a small gray cat sits in the rain before wandering to the front door of the gray and white home, curling near the entrance where blood had been spattered just weeks earlier.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Pineiro's left eye was punished by Price's right hooks, but Pineiro cut Price's mouth in the fifth round and Price couldn't prevent blood spattering her chest, white shirt and shorts for the rest of the bout.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splatter. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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