cascade 1 of 2

as in waterfall
a fall of water usually from a great height the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

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verb

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Noun
Her platinum blonde hair was worn straight and cascaded down her back. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 25 July 2025 During an extreme-rainfall event, the force of the water cascading down these straightened sluices meets with no resistance from meanders, and a river often has no way of reaching its floodplains—frequently now developed—which could absorb and store some runoff. John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Verb
If this is a place where artwork comes to life, its latest inhabitant functions as a digital portal, an immersive gateway that collapses time, fusing past and future in a cascade of visuals that feel ripped from The Matrix movies. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 12 July 2025 Gucci presented an olive green leather bag with a cascade of fabric, while Fendi showed a dreamy blue carryall featuring fringe on the sides. Kelsey Stewart, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cascade
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Noun
  • No use shootin' for the moon / no use chasing waterfalls.
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The deceptively tranquil opening finds a monk meditating in a cave, then finding a mysterious conch shell in the pool beneath a waterfall.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At $30 a month, the full-function service includes all of ESPN’s linear networks as well as a range of digital and streaming exclusives, including betting and fantasy offerings.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Wrestling enthusiasts will also be pleased to hear that live WWE events, including SummerSlam and WrestleMania, will begin streaming on ESPN in 2026; Peacock has been their streaming home for the past five years through a deal with NBCUniversal.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These storage systems, which need to meet your IT requirements, run the business-critical and mission-critical applications on which your enterprise depends and where 90% of your valuable corporate data sits.
    Eric Herzog, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Estimates on the size of the opportunity vary depending on methodology, but most research suggests that by the 2030s the value of sustainable finance will reach double-digit trillions.
    Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Williams then issued two straight walks to load the bases.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Samsung’s own August monthly security release has also just been issued.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Examples of Clean Team’s work Coronado cited an example of the Clean Team’s work is removing overhanging tree limbs in the right-of-way to maintain visibility and function for pedestrians and drivers, along with making sure sidewalks are free of obstructions.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
  • The gently sloped roof, overhanging eaves, and symmetrical façade all point towards what would develop into Wright’s Prairie style.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The next slide shows the designer successfully getting her new passport just in time to jet off to Paris.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 July 2025
  • Earlier this summer, Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks jetted into Nantucket for a three hour meeting that would reshape the lineup of Fox Sports 1, and shake up its Big Noon Kickoff college football show.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • Then the tarp came out as rain that had been falling around Bristol much of Saturday turned heavy and delayed the start.
    Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Pair them with billowy blouses to close out the summer, then whip out your favorite chunky knit sweaters come fall for a stylish, boho look.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Though her play on the court for the Connecticut Sun rarely shows it, Tina Charles is one of the elders in the WNBA, a 15-year veteran who has seen the league’s popularity grow gradually, then suddenly spurt over the last couple of years.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
  • At least a half dozen of those wrestlers tell their stories to the camera, accompanied by filler re-enactments — a shower head spurting water, the hallway leading to a medical examination room — that add very little.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025

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“Cascade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascade. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.

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