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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

He noted the amount of paint splatter on Islas was uncommon for the weapon’s marking cartridges.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Despite the film’s absurd splatter gore, timely parody and hyper-stylized direction, all things the Academy doesn’t typically take kindly to, Moore’s chances looked decent.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2023

Her Converse have some paint splatter on them.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2022

People don’t usually bring wallpaper into a kitchen for fear of food stains and oil splatters.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2022

He had glaze splatters on his khakis and a Deadpool sweatshirt on.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

The trailers, crafted by Pierson and her wife, have their own unique 70s-era decor that includes yellow and orange curtains, bright furniture and color walls including one splattered with orange lava lamp shapes.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

Today, the 2.4-acre parcel of oak forest, 100-foot-tall redwoods, crumbling stone stairways and mysterious man-made caverns splattered with fluorescent paint serves as a key wildlife passageway through the heart of the Hollywood Hills.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

Several thousand people attended the event, with some reportedly holding signs splattered with fake blood, urging the government to “honor the treaty.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 4, 2024

Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, as described by the magazine in 1975, had "a dusty, crowded cow-dung splattered bazaar, small stucco houses and a social hierarchy as rigid and fierce as the summer heat".

From BBC Dec. 27, 2023

The smell was atrocious, and the writing on the wall had dripped and splattered.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

"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

Old Rihanna songs blasted as we decorated our canvases, and the room was already covered in paint, so we didn’t have to worry about spilling or splattering on any surface.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2023

I toss the ladle back in a pot of stew, splattering us both with the gravy.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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