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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

She dissolved the ash in a basin of cold water, stirring with a force that made the water splatter on her legs.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2023

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

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

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

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

He ran closer to the fence as Ricky splattered through puddles left by a recent thunderstorm.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

"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

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

Two women masquerading as crowd control officers hurled raw eggs at Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as she rode in an open car today, splattering her pink coat with yellow yolk, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

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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