as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of ripple
Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
When any of those are disrupted, the effects ripple inward.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Holdups on the front end ripple through the system to the midstream companies, ones that gather, process, transport and store the oil and gas.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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Verb
While the extent of the damage to the facilities varies, the impact of strikes to the oil sites, combined with the shutdown on the Strait of Hormuz, has rippled across the supply chain, according to Jones-Lux.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
When any of those are disrupted, the effects ripple inward.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
There have been years when March arrives in Florida and barely makes a ripple.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Holdups on the front end ripple through the system to the midstream companies, ones that gather, process, transport and store the oil and gas.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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Visitors need to splash through 20 river crossings en route to the cave.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Following a roughly 10-day journey, Artemis 2 aims to splash down off the coast of San Diego.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a time, the engine, with its distinctive exhaust warble, became closely associated with Audi’s lineup, aided in no small part by the motorsport successes of five-cylinder rally cars like the Sport Quattro S1 E2.—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The music fills our bodies, its rhythm melding with a deeper-time cycle of day-to-night, seasons changing, the imperceptible warble of a planet spinning gently on its axis.—
Florence Williams,
Outside Online,
11 May 2025
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The fallout from that ordeal, in addition to being diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, led to Barber pulling out of a main event fight against fellow Coloradan Rose Namajunas at Ball Arena that July.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Revenue hit and fallout The advertiser pullback hit X’s finances hard.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Shark Stratos is designed for true hands free maintenance, featuring a NeverTouch Base that handles everything from emptying the dustbin to washing and drying the mop pads.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Always wash before peeling to avoid dragging surface residue into the flesh.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Another side effect is dependency, which may occur with prolonged use of allergy medication.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Novo Nordisk representatives did not provide the specific number of patients affected when asked, but USA TODAY’s analysis of FDA data shows a large spike in the company’s submissions of side effect reports in July 2025, just a few months after the inspection.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Taylor Swift walked the carpet in 2015, with a helmet-like bob with Goldilocks curls.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the best burn came from Weird Al Yankovic, who joked that the hair piece’s curl pattern looked eerily similar to his own.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pour in egg mixture and immediately stir with a heatproof rubber spatula, incorporating ham and gently agitating eggs, and running it along edges until sides begin to bubble, about 30 seconds.—
Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Plus, bubbling beneath all of that is what the Angels believe is a pool of young arms ready to burst onto the scene.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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