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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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Lendeborg splashed his first three triples in the first quarter, all made from the left corner off an assist.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.

— Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
To root for #TeamBlack is to know that nothing good can come from impulse, and rueful laughter rippled across the lawn as Jace, eager to fight in his mother’s stead, locks Rhaenyra in her chambers to prevent her from risking her life in battle.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026

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