slushed

verb

past tense of slush
as in sprayed

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  1. sprayed
  2. squirted
  3. sprinkled
  4. slopped
  5. watered
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  • There, sprinklers sprayed water across the track ensuring that our route, a coned course with tight, tricky curves and acceleration alleys, would challenge me at every turn.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The seats are being shaken, water and scents are being sprayed.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprayed
Verb
  • Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Massive robotic nozzles squirted layer upon layer of concrete under the high desert sun.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of squirted
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  • Elarms-Orr has been sprinkled into first-team time throughout open practices.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Warren Buffett went long in his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders—often 10,000-plus words, deep on the year’s lessons and the company’s results, sprinkled with folksy wisdom.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprinkled
Verb
  • Judging from the way Sam slopped wine into the glasses, at least five or six bottles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of slopped
Verb
  • Maintenance on green roofs can cost anywhere from a few cents to over $3 a square foot per year and can be time-consuming depending on whether a roof needs to be weeded and watered by hand.
    — Taylor Wishart, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Both are fairly easy to do, and simply require planting your cutting in fresh potting soil and keeping it well watered.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of watered
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