• a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid

Synonyms: splashing, swashing, dashing, beating, battering

• a prominent or sensational news feature or story

Synonyms: feature, story, article, piece

• cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops

Synonyms: spatter, bespatter, splatter, speck, speckle, blotch, smear, stain, mark

• print (a story or photograph, especially a sensational one) in a prominent place in a newspaper or magazine

Synonyms: blazon, display, spread, plaster, trumpet, publicize, broadcast, headline