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
Example Sentences
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No exclusive television interview or splashy magazine profile has ever matched the raw personhood of her actual music.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Authorities in all three host countries have encouraged fans to purchase from verified sources, check web addresses and beware of splashy social media offers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
For decades, fame seemed to be the only guarantee for a quick, splashy, and profitable home sale.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
They had balloons, baseball caps and a splashy video.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
With renewed determination, at least on Duane’s part, the two explorers followed the river upstream in the hope of finding a less splashy way across it.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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
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
The splashiest email was sent by Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell—you may have heard of her—in 2011.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
The Chargers’ splashiest free-agent signing a year ago was J.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 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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