splash
verb (used with object)
to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter.
has splashed
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present perfectof splash (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since 2014, the Narendra Modi government has splashed out over $26bn on building metro connectivity across nearly two dozen Indian cities.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
The former Disney starlet has splashed onto the pop music scene with a zeal for catchy hooks with her song "Nonsense" and the flirty summer jam with unserious rhymes “Espresso.”
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2024
The litigation over her husband’s assets has splashed Feinstein’s private affairs into the open during the final chapter in a long, otherwise polished political career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
There’s also the matter of the debris the Kakhovka’s water has splashed across Eastern Europe—and the runoff that will inevitably flow to the Dnieper’s entrypoint into the Black Sea.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2023
“All this water that has splashed up here from the chain has made it so I can scarcely keep my feet.”
From The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp by Ross Kay
