as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the soapy water bubbled down the drain
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Recent Examples of bubble
When the characters are forced to grow up, and the circumstances grow increasingly tragic, is when the melodrama starts to bubble up at its sudsiest.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
It's served warm with bubbling cheese and thyme on top.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The mood is one of permanent unease, with all the characters bubbling away together in a melting pot of distrust.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Moore also runs a heavily Democratic state and has ruled out running in the past, but his name keeps bubbling up on the short list.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
It's served warm with bubbling cheese and thyme on top.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The mood is one of permanent unease, with all the characters bubbling away together in a melting pot of distrust.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Moore also runs a heavily Democratic state and has ruled out running in the past, but his name keeps bubbling up on the short list.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubble
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Muller has spent the past 12 years experiencing the ups and downs, fitful starts and stops her sport has endured since first splashing on the Swiss hockey scene as a 15-year-old by scoring her nation’s first bronze-medal clinching goal at the 2014 Sochi Games.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Her fluent Mandarin also gives her access to an enormous market in China, where her face is splashed across billboards and television screens.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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And don’t forget to wash everything down with El SIboney’s dangerously potent sangria.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of residents in Tangerang, a city outside the capital, Jakarta, flock to the Cisadane River to wash their hair with rice straw shampoo and welcome the fasting month with a symbolic spiritual cleansing.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Industry groups say the last shutdown disrupted travel for roughly 6 million passengers, a reminder of how quickly funding lapses can ripple through the aviation system.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Sweat dripped, pulses pounded, and for a fleeting few hours, nothing beyond the walls of (SUB)MERCER seemed to matter, offering a rare escape no one seemed ready to let go of.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Antnation Boho Smocked Top Set This $37 boho set is a one-and-done spring travel outfit that’s dripping in carefree, vacation-ready style.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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For Mair, the lament is that the very public controversy playing out on that Olympic stage will force changes at the top level of the sport that will trickle down to the grassroots.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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As players started to trickle out of the clubhouse with bats and gloves in for the Cubs’ first full-squad workout yesterday, Chairman Tom Ricketts stood off to the side, taking in the scene.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Bubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubble. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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