slopped

past tense of slop
1
as in splashed
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

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2
as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer

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  • The nuclear-capable missile was fired from the southern Chinese province of Hainan and its dummy warhead splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Bird flu can be contracted when drinking raw milk from an infected cow, when raw milk from an infected cow is splashed into the eyes, nose or mouth, or by touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands after contact with raw milk from an infected cow.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • That tiger has now devoured him.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The sugar-free pastries were not touched, but my sponge cake was devoured.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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  • Public health officials say human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Human infections are rare, and the CDC maintains that the risk is low, but humans can be infected if the virus gets into a their eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • The same company that gobbled up virtually every American wrestling territory during Vince McMahon’s aggressive expansion throughout the 1980s could repeat the phenomenon on a global scale with the access that Netflix provides.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Lincoln had granted clemency to a turkey named Jack belonging to his son Tad Lincoln, that had originally been slated to be gobbled up at the family's Christmas dinner in 1863.
    Emily Hung, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
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