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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While splashy announcements have promised enormous amounts of new computing power coming soon, far less is actually available today, said Nick Frosst, co-founder of Canadian AI startup Cohere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A splashy donation to a big-name school, like Griffin’s, can also be a good way for philanthropists to generate headlines and help secure their legacy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Dodgers do not hold splashy news conferences to introduce closer candidates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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
From the humble beginnings of the storefront on Hart Street, to the respectable but by no means splashy domicile off Beniteau, Assumption was finally going to get a grand church building.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
The president returned to Washington in the evening and he and the first lady hosted Modi at the White House for a more intimate dinner before Thursday’s splashier affair.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
McCombs can’t resist hopping through an occasional arpeggio, and Rumback’s drumming grows splashier and more insistent along the way, but the track is MacKay’s showcase.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
But at Monday’s trade deadline, the last chance for teams to load up for October, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers who made the splashiest move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
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 splashiest email was sent by Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell—you may have heard of her—in 2011.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Yamamoto, the Japanese league star who signed for $325 million, ended up being their splashiest free-agent addition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
“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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