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
She rocks the studio’s campy branded ensembles — some with blood splatter designs, others with fangs and skulls — as she demonstrates movements that bring to mind iconic scream scenes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
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
Coins splatter on the floor and make a golden mountain.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
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
Use it to avoid splatters from delicious sauces like salmoriglio or just plain red sauce.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2022
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
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This week the meal box came with a container of harissa sauce splattered over its contents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
Three years ago, FX’s “The Bear” splattered across our screens and made it impossible to look away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
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
We put on our playclothes, still splattered with paint from yesterday, then grabbed the brushes and went around the house to the places we hadn’t finished the day before.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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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
But for those not yet comfortable with high-heat cooking, this can lead to issues — like smoke filling your kitchen or, worse, a fire from oil or fat splattering in the pan.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
Removing the moisture minimizes splattering as they fry.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
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
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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