cascades 1 of 2

noun

plural of cascade
as in waterfalls
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of cascade
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as in streams

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Recent Examples of cascades
Noun
But for a vacation with fewer crowds and lower prices that’s also seriously criss-crossed with cascades, consider visiting the port city of Hamilton on Lake Ontario instead. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026 At Iguazu Falls, the waterfalls on Argentina’s border with Brazil, park authorities have closed the walkway to the Devil’s Throat, the largest and most dramatic of the cascades, because of the high Iguazú River. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 If that wasn’t bad enough, the dead satellites would start crashing into things, creating cascades of high-speed debris that could destroy most remaining satellites in a catastrophic domino effect called Kessler syndrome. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Picnic tables overlook the cascades, and a short trail allows for easy exploration. — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026 Photographs from the visit indicate gas centrifuge cascades are installed on both the upper and lower floors of the main building, the report said, adding the building could accommodate up to 28 of the cascades shown in the photographs. — CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Research finds these cascades are often triggered by essentially arbitrary events. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 This park protects the Argentine side of the enormous Iguazú Falls (Iguaçu National Park is a hop over the border in Brazil), a system of some 275 roaring cascades deep in the rainforest. — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Her hair, in a zig-zag parting, cascades in soft, glossy waves. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cascades
  1. waterfalls
  2. streams
  3. depends
  4. falls
  5. jets
  6. protrudes
  7. issues
  8. strings
Noun
  • While Florida doesn’t offer the mountaintop vistas and waterfalls found in other states, there are so many trails on land and water worth exploring, with myriad flora and fauna to encounter along the way.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This area is famous for its waterfalls and vistas, including High Knob, a lookout with visibility spanning 20 miles on a clear day.
    — Kristin Granero, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of waterfalls
Verb
  • Repeats of the series have been a staple of broadcast, cable and, more recently, Netflix, which streams the original series and a reboot that launched in September.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That means Prentice, for now, can stop worrying about lawmakers taking away the sunlight that streams through his windows each morning.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of streams
Verb
  • Farmers face an even bigger threat at the start of the winter growing season because irrigation depends on electricity and there is no diesel in the area to run pumps.
    — Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Baltimore’s outlook depends on Lamar Jackson, who is questionable.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of depends
Noun
  • The latest tech-bros-suck project to hit the timeline, the eight-episode gets inside the rise and spectacular falls of the founders of crypto empire FTX.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Balance training, such as tai chi and exercises that practice shifting weight from one foot to the other, can improve stability and help prevent falls.
    — Priya Bhardwaj, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of jets
Verb
  • Ping Ping, the male, has dark black circles around his eyes, while Fu Shuang, the female, has a forehead that protrudes a bit, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of protrudes
Verb
  • Owning the Discover payment network allows the company to collect more of the fees merchants pay when customers use their cards — like American Express , which issues cards and owns its payment network.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took to the social platform X on Sunday to urge people in Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacan to stay sheltered until the government issues a notification that the danger has passed.
    — Fernando Llano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of issues
Verb
  • Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Definition of strings

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