Thesaurus results for SLOSHES

sloshes

verb

present tense third-person singular of slosh

as in splashes

to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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as in slops

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

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Recent Examples of sloshes Warm water sloshes eastward across thousands of miles of open ocean, and the cold upwelling off Ecuador slows or shuts down entirely. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 If some oil sloshes off a ship or leaks out of a pipeline, what’s the difference? — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026

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Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Harry Kane splashes his face with ice water during a hydration break for a FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match on July 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.

— Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of splashes

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One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
David Powell, Ethara’s chief portfolio and strategy officer, tells Fortune the race is Abu Dhabi’s version of the Super Bowl, a single weekend that ripples through the economy by driving tourism, hospitality spend and temporary employment.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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