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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

First, I go to my apartment to take a quick shower and change my clothes, so Nora doesn’t see paint splatter on me.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

The splatters emphasized the pair’s vision for a band teetering between the beautiful and the grotesque.

From New York Times Mar. 21, 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

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

From Salon Feb. 3, 2023

And right then I knew, the way you know that it’s going to rain long before the first drop splatters on your nose, that something was about to change.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

With Green stepping back to flay an expected short ball, he was bluffed by a Carse yorker that splattered the stumps.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2025

He watched firefighting helicopters and airplanes make laps past thick red streaks of fire retardant splattered on mountainsides.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 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

Several thousand people attended the event, with some reportedly holding signs splattered with fake blood, urging the government to “honor the treaty.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 4, 2024

They swooped past the robot and splattered his face with their droppings.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

"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

Old Rihanna songs blasted as we decorated our canvases, and the room was already covered in paint, so we didn’t have to worry about spilling or splattering on any surface.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2023

A silver platter zoomed toward her and hit the wall to her left, splattering scrambled eggs.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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