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
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Elections can upend the development sector and ripple across our strategies overnight.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Fringe followed, rippling across hems and sleeves with a sense of motion and fun.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The sun keeps setting as small caravans trudge through high grasses, over rocky ripple, and finally, into the marsh.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Elections can upend the development sector and ripple across our strategies overnight.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
After the boos rippled through Citizens Bank Park on Monday night, the Phillies were left with silence.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Fringe followed, rippling across hems and sleeves with a sense of motion and fun.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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They’re also rated IPX4 for sweat and splash resistance.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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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But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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But just like in the fallout from Liberation Day, that dollar pattern didn’t hold, and gold instead was the preferred refuge from trade war chaos.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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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Dump it immediately and wash the pot, because that smell can really cling.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once harvested, nuts must be washed and dried and removed from their shell and, for some types of nuts, first from an exterior husk or other casing.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Charmking Compression Socks Swollen legs and feet are an all-too-common side effect of flying, which is why flight attendants use compression socks to keep blood flowing and discomfort at bay.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Chemical Burns Another side effect, also due to the acidity of apple cider vinegar, is chemical burning.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Truly, the gadget is that girl — capable of smoothing, de-frizzing, and adding effortless bounce to your locks while granting damage-free curls thanks to Shark’s Coanda technology (which automatically wraps strands around the barrel, saving you the time and hassle of DIYing it).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The device comes with three attachments, which smooth, curl, and volumize.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Adoption exceeded expectations, satisfaction scores held steady, and innovation began bubbling up as teams discovered new ways to apply Copilot beyond the initial roadmap.—
Christopher Lind,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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If any problems begin to bubble with your family, make sure to jump on them quickly.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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