splayed

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Splayed out like Wile E. Coyote smashed into a wall, the “rat splat” is incredibly well defined and prompts many puzzling questions for a viewer: How did this get here?

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2024

Splayed across Tony Cisek’s stylish abstract set, the projections co-designed by Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras — a stylized Bay Area streetscape, historic-style photos — help the action vault between decades and continents.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

Splayed fingers struggling to reach strings, me toppling under the weight.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2019

Splayed on her bathroom floor, she couldn’t reach the phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2016

Splayed out between my textbooks, with a bent cover, is the how-to magic book that Mitch gave me.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy