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as in to splatter
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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as in splash
a very small amount
a spatter of praise for her work was mixed in with quite a lot of criticism
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Recent Examples of spatter
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
Video from inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 8 July 2024
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Preceded by intermittent spatter fountains earlier in the afternoon, sustained fountaining began from the north vent, feeding multiple lava streams.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Verb
There were firearms and plane sets and a helicopter (not to mention the murder committed just outside it, with blood spattering the camera), as well as background actors to fill up the tarmac and White House before spilling onto the lawn.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
Video from inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 8 July 2024
Noun
The blood spatter would work as the punch lines, not jump scares.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Preceded by intermittent spatter fountains earlier in the afternoon, sustained fountaining began from the north vent, feeding multiple lava streams.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spatter
Verb
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Kids splash at the shore; many visitors fish, swim and float the ponds.—
Dana Oland,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
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For example, Joel Montalbano, the space agency’s deputy associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate, addressed the matter after Williams and Wilmore splashed down off the coast of Florida.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Cops found blood splattered all over the apartment, down the hall and in the stairwell.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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The look is inspired by dripping art, a painting technique made famous by Jackson Pollock that involves paint being dripped, poured, or splattered onto a canvas instead of being applied with a brush.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From cozy shearling to leopard print, Scandi labels, and a sprinkling of The Row, Lawrence sees herself through the seasons and elements in a various but curated selection of outerwear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The book describes how Amanda gets through a tough day of soaring temperatures with the help of hose sprinkling and lemonade drinking.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To put it more directly: Iowa State, Colorado and Arizona better leave no shred of doubt in the remaining weeks of Big 12 play and the conference tournament to have a shot at March Madness.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite being a nonpartisan race, the Badger State contest served as a national proxy battle for Democratic officials and progressive groups, who are grasping at any glimmer of hope amid Trump 2.0's dominance in Washington that has expanded to other parts of the country and culture.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Democrats saw a glimmer of hope after achieving a significant upset victory in a GOP-leaning state Senate race in Pennsylvania last week.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now the Mediterranean-style digs high above Malibu Canyon have popped up for sale, asking a speck under $13 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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You cant be expected to clean every speck of dust in every nook and cranny.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Looking for Thursday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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There are hints in the poll that Trump’s pledge to cut government spending may be resonating.—
Amelia Thomson-Deveaux,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet the other major mystery of the series, surrounding the possible identity of Ruby Sunday’s mother, felt a little bit anticlimactic when she was unveiled, even though the thought process behind that storyline was touching.—
Scott Bryan,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Give the other to your buddy and cheers during PGA Championship week. Item 5: Two cups from the concession stand — $4 OK, this is a little bit of cheating.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Spatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spatter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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