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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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
Society co-president Elisabeth Rakozy said Artemis II, which splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, "heralded a new era" in space exploration.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 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
NASA’s 10-day Artemis II mission to fly around the moon safely splashed down off the San Diego coast Friday, marking the end of humanity’s first flight to the moon in over 50 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Fish traps bobbed near the water’s edge, and children splashed in the shallows, squealing and giggling.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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