BUBBLED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

bubbled

verb

past tense of bubble

as in splashed

to flow in a broken irregular stream the soapy water bubbled down the drain

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Recent Examples of bubbled Not only would this have led to liquid water covering much of the Martian surface, but when lava bubbled through the Martian crust and met groundwater, warm habitable niches ideal for microbial life could have been forged. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Below, Devenanzio addresses some of the specific controversies that have bubbled up regarding the two-part season finale. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 Greg Olsen is in the final year of his deal at Fox and is looking for a new home, while current NFL names like Travis Kelce and Sean McVay have bubbled up as potential TV talent in chats with agents and network execs. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 And for the artists of a genre that first bubbled up three decades ago, reparto’s global takeover is just getting started. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 In the back, tanks bubbled with live lobsters while crawfish squirmed in boxes nearby. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 This week, in the zany world of SEC football, a bit of controversy bubbled to life. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Rate hikes, power outages and now data centers coming online that threaten to strain the electric grid have all bubbled over ahead of the midterm. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2026 As anxiety punctured the tranquility of the suburb, questions bubbled up on everything from the community’s water and pesticide use to abandoned oil wells underneath. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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Piaget takes the bold colors splashed across the American creative’s face in the series and plops them right on the dial.

— Nicole Hoey for Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Where lettuce splashed with vinaigrette can feel like an afterthought, a juicy, savory-slanting pear salad is worth making room for on a plate full of turkey and cornbread.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of splashed

Verb

The Democratic wave that flipped control of Congress from Republicans on Election Day also washed through to the state and local level, with several legislatures seeing historic changes in their balance of power.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
The intense erosion that carved the Great Unconformity washed rock material into the oceans, possibly fertilizing them just before the Cambrian explosion, when calcium became abundant in seawater.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of washed

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The rout rippled overseas, while Treasury yields eased as investors sought safer assets; oil prices rebounded amid uncertainty over the Iran war.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The seismic changes at Netflix have rippled across the pond, with up to 3% of the streamer’s London HQ laid off, it has now been confirmed.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rippled

Verb

What happened to them, and why Jonah remains obsessed with this one unsolved case, are details that get slowly dripped out, like in every other sad-dad detective show that stretches a movie-length premise over 10 hourlong episodes.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripped

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Collateral damage also trickled down to local races, with several contests trending Democrat in traditionally conservative McHenry County, DuPage County’s GOP contingent shrinking from six to one, and the Cook County Board set to go completely blue.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Discontent at the national level trickled down to local races, said Daniel Reynolds, a Republican precinct committeeman for West Boise’s legislative District 15.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of trickled

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Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

Definition of gurgled

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But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
In the lead-up to Kushner’s arrival last summer, speculation about his agenda swirled in Paris.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirled

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