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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water plashed down the drain
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Recent Examples of plash
The sea plashes in the dark out there, the trees whisper.
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Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plash
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In such an event, the booster rocket will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico instead.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025
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For her recreation, Roan maintained the integrity of the source material, bravely committing to the bit as purple icy sludge sails into view from off camera and splashes her in the face.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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Like how sea stars impact entire food chains, leadership behaviors ripple through entire organizations, influencing morale, engagement, and productivity.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The emotional toll has rippled across the industry.Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The eagle was also splattered with red paint years ago.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement California One of the last Pearl Harbor survivors recalls that infamous day Dec. 7, 2024 The harbor was covered in oil from exploding ships, so Chandler washed the sailors off after lifting them out.Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Carefully wash fruits and vegetables and cook oysters and other shellfish thoroughly.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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The bad blood between Howard and O’Neal bubbled over in the past few days, following Howard’s remarks regarding their decades-long beef during a recent podcast appearance.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Which was bubbling in his mind to begin with, reaching out to call for the other?Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Plash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plash. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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