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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

What, for me, separates splatter gore from body horror is that body horror always carries meaning.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2023

Tuti looked at the reservation book and made a face like she’d just witnessed a flan de coco slip off her plate and splatter onto the floor.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

For all its lavishly detailed smashes and splatters, “Crush!” contains not one representation of something a human might use an iPad for; it contains no humans, full stop.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2024

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

From BBC Jul. 6, 2023

Add the pepper puree and salt to taste, stirring constantly as it splatters.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2023

It splatters and evolves as the mop becomes a giant paintbrush.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2022

She wears the plastic gloves that come in the box and there are black splatters in surprising places for weeks after.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

His custom designs range variously include the Miesha name, a half-lady ghost-butterfly, splattered imagery, quotes in cursive and barbed wire lettering.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Andrew describes people's belongings being "scattered" and "coffee and water splattered the ceiling".

From BBC May 21, 2024

The painting “Actual Size” features a can of Spam rocketing across the canvas, trailing flames amid a shower of splattered blue paint.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2024

A video posted on the X social media platform shows two men covered in reddish-pink powder standing in front of the equally splattered horizontal glass case that houses the Constitution.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2024

Dirty, soapy dead-frog water splattered her skirt and trailed the Sunbird down the driveway, down the street, out of my life.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

"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

Especially when frying, she added, removing liquid through even a light pressing helps prevent splattering.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2022

Tomato sauce flies off her wooden spoon, splattering the chipped yellow cabinets.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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