adjective
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having irregular marks
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informal done to attract attention or make a sensation; showy
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making a splash or splashes
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The splashy aesthetic is a perfect fit for the rocker, who goes by the name “Little Steven” and has made his career performing alongside his close friend Bruce Springsteen.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Yet, hiring a splashy lateral group was a stark departure from Cravath’s homegrown ethos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
But the run-up to the splashy preview has been potentially overshadowed by a string of apparent leaks which appear to show footage of GTA 6 in action.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The point of these splashy redesigns is always to tie back to something more intrinsic to the company, though.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Conventional advertisers have preconceived ideas about what makes an advertisement work: humor, splashy graphics, a celebrity endorser.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
While the home served as Gomez’s primary residence for several years, she and her husband have since moved on to an even splashier dwelling.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
The unwritten rules: the bigger, the louder, the splashier, the starrier, the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
The Dodgers, of course, could have made splashier adds at the deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
The southern residents have an open saddle patch, with more black showing, a rounder-tipped dorsal and are usually seen in bigger, noisier, splashier groups with a lot of socializing at the surface.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
McCombs can’t resist hopping through an occasional arpeggio, and Rumback’s drumming grows splashier and more insistent along the way, but the track is MacKay’s showcase.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Although the PC chip entry was the splashiest announcement at Computex for Nvidia, it is an unproven market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The world’s biggest coffee company is now courting some of the splashiest names out there—Taylor Swift, Khloé Kardashian and MrBeast—to help introduce Starbucks to a new generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
And while acquiring a Big Five publisher marks private equity’s splashiest foray yet into publishing, KKR’s deal is far from that industry’s first in publishing.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2023
The Chargers’ splashiest free-agent signing a year ago was J.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
“When I see what this team is capable of, it’s pretty awesome,” Hernandez said after the Mariners traded for him in their splashiest offseason acquisition.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
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