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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.

One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

If the underlined word were replaced with the word "typed,” the tone of the excerpt would be

more judgmental.
more optimistic.
less intellectual.
less dramatic.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
less dramatic.

Explanation: "splashed" is vivid and dramatic, suggesting a bold, attention-grabbing presentation; "typed" is plain and literal, reducing the dramatic effect.