splashed
Americanadjective
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showing irregular areas of contrasting color (sometimes used in combination).
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having wet or muddy patches (sometimes used in combination).
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(of a liquid) having been dashed around in scattered masses or particles.
Example Sentences
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Gomez and Blanco splashed out on an enormous $35 million marital abode in Beverly Hills in December 2024—the very same week they got engaged.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The United States offered a reward of $5 million in 2002 for information leading to his arrest and funded a media campaign in Kenya that splashed his photo across the country.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Mendoza has first-round picks around him already with running back Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers at tight end, while the Raiders splashed out big money to grab centre Tyler Linderbaum to add yet more assistance.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
They circled the moon without landing and then splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Håkon splashed his tail in the water, and a wave rolled up onto the shore and wet the hem of Anya’s dress.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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