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swashed

verb

past tense of swash

as in splashed

to move with a splashing motion waves gently swashing against the shore

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as in sloshed

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets every bump in the road swashed a little more of my soda on the car's upholstery

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Podcast platforms, which once splashed cash around, have also cut their spending.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
This gargantuan show is replete with Pollock's greatest hits, the giant, frozen dances of paint splashed on canvas that have become iconic.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

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Further complicating the government's efforts to bring the French deficit under control are nationwide student protests, which have rippled outward from Paris since late September.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
As the System of a Down banner came down, disbelief rippled through the crowd, many of whom had been waiting all night.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

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