splatter
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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
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
A park ranger noticed fresh paintball splatter on structures in the park Sunday, according to the park service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
There was no trace of Yablonka, including any blood splatter.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Drops splatter upward from pond-like puddles and blow in sideways but Celia does not feel any of them.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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While one might assume there’s a small dedicated area where the rain is confined, that’s not the case — it splatters over the whole stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
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
As we tried to come out of it the tires whined, kicking up fresh splatters of mud, and we fell back into it with a jolt.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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
BBC correspondent, Paul Clifton, the first reporter to get to the scene shortly after the incident, said the three stones closest to the public path were "splattered" with the powder.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
Something was splattered across the glass doors—letters, from the look of it.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"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
They ran toward the empty outdoor mall, the splattering of an immense concrete fountain urging them on.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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