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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News of the singer’s splashy purchase comes months after he and Leonard got married in Spain in late 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Arriving in theaters this fall after multiple splashy film festival premieres, it announces the 38-year-old actress, best known for playing a bedraggled spy in the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, as a potential Oscar contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But the run-up to the splashy preview has been potentially overshadowed by a string of apparent leaks which appear to show footage of GTA 6 in action.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The point of these splashy redesigns is always to tie back to something more intrinsic to the company, though.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
In October 1939, a rogue story about Elizebeth appeared under a splashy headline: “The Woman All Spies in U.S. Fear.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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
And his salary could be repurposed if the team were to make a splashier free-agent signing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The unwritten rules: the bigger, the louder, the splashier, the starrier, the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 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
And while acquiring a Big Five publisher marks private equity’s splashiest foray yet into publishing, KKR’s deal is far from that industry’s first in publishing.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2023
The 1930 film was the splashiest and probably the best World War I movie of its time, but it wasn’t the first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
“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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