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 blob was earth-toned and splashed bestselling covers for years.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
A picture of a shell-shocked-looking Andrew after he left the police station was splashed on the front page of virtually every major British newspaper Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The image of a stunned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor slumped back in a car after his arrest has been splashed over newspapers and websites worldwide.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
That has seen the Magnificent Seven market titans including Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft struggle since the start of January, with questions being raised about the wisdom of the vast sums splashed on artificial intelligence.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
She splashed the water with her fins, and took long, wheezing breaths, and sprayed mist high into the air.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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