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splatter

[splat-er] / ˈsplæt ər /


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The remarkable Ms. Weaving is a contender for Australian Scream Queen, but few would expect Mr. Segel, a Judd Apatow mainstay, to star in a splatter comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Obeid has become a key logistics hub for the Sudanese army, and incessant attacks from UAV-stalked skies push soldiers to splatter mud on vehicles to obscure them from drone optics.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

There was no trace of Yablonka, including any blood splatter.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

In interviews, some city sanitation workers described persistent safety concerns, such as coming into contact with carcasses of rabid dogs and acid splatter from batteries.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

I have to approach this with care if I don’t want it to splatter all over my face.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The splatters emphasized the pair’s vision for a band teetering between the beautiful and the grotesque.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

Next comes the primal sight - a full and swinging delivery from Wood that splatters the stumps.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023

Thomas says a backsplash can add visual interest to your kitchen and protect your walls from spills and splatters.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

He described a vision of a painting he wanted to do with paint splatters, but he had never heard of Jackson Pollock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

It has all sorts of colorful paint designs on it: paint splatters, handprints, circles, hearts, rainbows.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

This week the meal box came with a container of harissa sauce splattered over its contents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

Mohammad Rizwan had his stumps splattered by Carse and Abrar was absent from the ground, yet the prospect of a four-day finish literally slipped through England’s fingers.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

A paintbrush and a can splattered with red paint sat on a shelf.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

"There are thousands of them together, all coughing and splattering," Bamford said, adding that the seals are also particularly "snotty".

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

Cross reaped her rewards with accuracy while Filer rushed the batters for pace, having Leah Paul caught behind, inducing a miscued pull shot from Rebecca Stokell and splattering Arlene Kelly's stumps with a yorker.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024

Removing the moisture minimizes splattering as they fry.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

More than a dozen protagonists jostled against one another in a colonial gold mining town in 1860s New Zealand, kicking up dust, splattering guts and digging up the earth to make its riches their own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

It may have been nervousness, awkwardness, but the pan tilted under Pecola’s fingers and fell to the floor, splattering blackish blueberries everywhere.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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