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 site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
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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
With Liu's rise, her father's story bubbled up in China's social media, though any mention was usually brief and cryptic because the 1989 Tiananmen Movement — generally known as 6-4 for the date of the military crackdown, remains a deeply sensitive political taboo in China 37 years later.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Government support for the subject has bubbled up since 2021, when education officials from China and Greece began setting up research centers that separated the ancient West from the modern West.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Those concerns bubbled up earlier this year after the president created a nonprofit to carry out his vision of the 250th anniversary, separate from the bipartisan organization America250 that Congress created in 2016 to plan the year's signature events.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
To reap the most health benefits from your tea, choose freshly brewed rather than bottled or bubbled.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
In recent weeks, the finance committee has bubbled with disagreement over this approach.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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
With Liu's rise, her father's story bubbled up in China's social media, though any mention was usually brief and cryptic because the 1989 Tiananmen Movement — generally known as 6-4 for the date of the military crackdown, remains a deeply sensitive political taboo in China 37 years later.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Government support for the subject has bubbled up since 2021, when education officials from China and Greece began setting up research centers that separated the ancient West from the modern West.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Those concerns bubbled up earlier this year after the president created a nonprofit to carry out his vision of the 250th anniversary, separate from the bipartisan organization America250 that Congress created in 2016 to plan the year's signature events.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
To reap the most health benefits from your tea, choose freshly brewed rather than bottled or bubbled.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
In recent weeks, the finance committee has bubbled with disagreement over this approach.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubbled
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News reports gleefully described his six houses, his sixteen Chinese servants, his lavish parties, his $2,000 cashmere suits, and his twelve cars—one of which was a champagne-pink Cadillac with his name splashed across the side in neon lights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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But on July 7, 2019, his cables were leaked and splashed on the front page of Britain’s Mail on Sunday.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Surfaces that may have touched the cheese should be washed and sanitized with hot, soapy water.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Hands are meant to be washed before and directly after handling raw meat.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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In his mind’s eye, the 68-year-old former rancher sees a meadow that once rippled with ribbons of grass, on which black Brangus cows feasted but are here no more.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dell shareholders sat patiently while concerns about the capex boom for AI rippled through the markets.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another young woman dripped blood down her nose from a gash hastily covered by a strip of fabric tied around her forehead just blocks away, while still walking into the masses along the route with her friends.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The One Battle After Another star dripped in a necklace of over 18 carats.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Knight got a piece of Quinn Hughes' shot, but the puck trickled behind him in the crease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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As word that filming had paused trickled out—before the allegations were known—rumors spread that Paul being the Bachelorette had caused friction among the Mormon Wives stars, which was what led to the hiatus.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 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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But even Doncic, on a night when drama swirled around his postgame allegations, couldn’t help but smile when thinking about how Saturday ended.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The downtown bakery’s standby consists of country buttermilk dough swirled with kinako (roasted soybean powder) and sesame seeds.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Mar. 2026
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