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Definition of cascadenext
as in waterfall
a fall of water usually from a great height the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

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Recent Examples of cascade
Noun
Had Porsche reinforced the transmission, a cascade of effects would have required even heavier components. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026 From 2026 to 2028, Earth will experience a double eclipse cascade — three total solar eclipses (August 2026, August 2027 and July 2028) and three annular solar eclipses (February 2026, February 2027 and January 2028) — a repetition of a pattern last seen from 2008 to 2010. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025 Where to stay The 89-room ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa offers guests an outdoor onsen, set against massive layered stones that cascade down a mountainside. Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cascade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cascade
Noun
  • The flight passes over the breathtaking Niagara Falls, which is considered one of the best waterfalls in the world with more than 3,100 tons of water flowing over every second.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater (1937) remains the most famous example—a home literally suspended over a waterfall, designed in reverence to its rocky surroundings.
    Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Golden State had won six of eight coming into what was a playoff-like atmosphere that included rapper Snoop Dogg doing commentary for the game streamed on Peacock.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Uncensored and extended reunion episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Oxygen produces green or red depending on the altitude, and nitrogen either blue or purple.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But this is still a flawed team in a lot of ways, depending heavily on Jackson staying healthy and being at his best every Sunday.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • To receive the senior rate, a person must apply to the Rogers Water Utilities and present satisfactory proof of age, such as a government issued identification card, driver's license, passport or birth certificate.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • On Saturday, Yao Chao People’s Cafe, which has about 30 outlets across the country, according to state media, issued an apology on social media.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The performance defied concerns overhanging the economy for months, as hiring slowed and inflation ticked higher.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The main question overhanging the episode, and which will presumably drive much of the season, revolves around how all of the series’ players are connected to House.
    Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Eric officially booked the movie part and jetted off to the set to start filming.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Probably nothing much to a regular moviegoer who’s not getting the chance to jet off to Europe to see things weeks to — in the case of Berlin or Cannes, which was very good this year — months early.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Two things happened on that blustery back-to-school morning that fell exactly a month after my eleventh birthday.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Midway through the third quarter, true freshman linebacker Mason Posa, buried on the depth chart just weeks ago, ripped the ball loose at Washington’s 7-yard line and fell on it himself.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Cascade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascade. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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