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
The accusations bubbled up following Barnum-Dann’s announcement of plans to open four new concepts within the year, including three at the new Tower Broadway building.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Anxiety over Curry’s return has bubbled for a while.
—Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The long-simmering tensions within the alliance have bubbled up again over the war in Iran.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Disagreements bubbled up about everything from ethical-use cases to whether Bitcoin’s ecosystem should expand to include new tokens.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
This year, the good vibes finally bubbled over.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Anxiety over Curry’s return has bubbled for a while.
—Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The long-simmering tensions within the alliance have bubbled up again over the war in Iran.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Disagreements bubbled up about everything from ethical-use cases to whether Bitcoin’s ecosystem should expand to include new tokens.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
This year, the good vibes finally bubbled over.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbled
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Thirteen minutes later, after their heat shield endured reentry temperatures of some 5,000 degrees, the spacecraft safely splashed down.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The mission, which served as a critical test flight ahead of a moon landing targeted for 2028, ended April 10 when the astronauts aboard the Orion vehicle splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hands washed, face refreshed, maybe a little skincare moment.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tents rippled in the breeze, and children played on the sand against a backdrop of shattered buildings.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The town’s operating premise is that what happened to Roosevelt in the Badlands eventually rippled out over the rest of the nation.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bristowe shared a video of herself in a post-op bra with drains attached, as fluid dripped through tubes.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Despite being an oil-producing country experiencing modest economic growth, young people say the benefits have not trickled down beyond the elites.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Wild responded with Yurov’s second goal in as many nights, a close-range shot that trickled past Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
Verb
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Alexa Demie While rumors have swirled that Alexa Demie (Maddy Perez) is dating musician Christian Berishaj, aka JMSN, neither of them have publicly confirmed a relationship.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the film’s distributor isn't showing the movie to journalists yet, and the cast is only participating in very limited interviews – understandable, given all the controversy that has already swirled around the long-gestating project.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Bubbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubbled. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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