splayed
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He offers instead a soul-print in which Yarris’ plight is captured in the splayed nerve endings of the stage character he creates.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Biking gear and supplies were splayed around the living room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
The full video shows a man — Retes — splayed on the ground surrounded by agents.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025
Siegel’s service dog, a chill American Bully named Blue, splayed out next to 37-year-old Cardoza along the red booth’s cushioned bench.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
Downed trees lay across the path every fifty or sixty yards, often with great bomb craters of dirt around their splayed roots.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
