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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Origin of splashy
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Fresh off last week's launch of new production capacity in Washington state, Boeing plans a splashy display of new commercial and defense offerings at next week's Farnborough International Airshow.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
About a week after its splashy debut in 2023, shares of British chip designer Arm Holdings fell below their $51 IPO price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
No exclusive television interview or splashy magazine profile has ever matched the raw personhood of her actual music.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Maybe the answer to slumping sales and customer fatigue isn’t splashy, headline-grabbing hires or empty collabs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
From the humble beginnings of the storefront on Hart Street, to the respectable but by no means splashy domicile off Beniteau, Assumption was finally going to get a grand church building.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
But the mere possibility will make it one of the more intriguing early subplots of the winter, representing one potentially splashier option for the club to consider in pursuit of 2026 roster upgrades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
In general, cold water sounds brighter and splashier, while hot water sounds duller and frothier.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
It might be time for the local Chamber of Commerce to spruce up its signage with a splashier tagline: “Welcome to West Seattle, the rock ’n’ roll capital of Seattle.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
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
The splashiest email was sent by Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell—you may have heard of her—in 2011.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
The splashiest, and most talked-about, look from her tour was Zendaya’s custom Loewe gown that featured the silhouette of a tennis player preparing to serve a ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
“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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