splayed

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They clipped 13 seconds of him tearing into a Whopper, sauce and a grin splayed across his face, and posted it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

His first solo museum presentation in 2024, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, included a glimmering installation of amber splayed across the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Villarreal: With a book of Rumi’s poetry splayed across her stomach, no less.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

I spot, on top of a pile of torn-open envelopes splayed out in the kitchen, a letter from Porsche.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

Nava put up her hand, fingers splayed, in Ilana’s face.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack