1.   The story was splashed over the front page, elbowing aside the arms talks and the council scandal.

2.   The newspapers splashed the story all over their front pages.

3.   Her story was splashed in newspapers across America, her image and words beamed and broadcast as far away as Tokyo and Melbourne.

4.   We splashed the story in banner type across the front of our sports section.

5.   The Beckham story was splashed over the front and back pages of all British national papers and featured prominently in television newscasts.

6.   When Geoffrey Rush won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the muttering, chain-smoking Helfgott, newspapers here splashed the story on their front pages.