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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Recent Examples of cascades
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Embedding causal inference to improve reasoning, reduce error cascades, and support safer, more reliable operations.
—Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But whereas Ragebound serves up a full breakneck sprint through cascades of action, Art of Vengeance takes more time amping up its challenges in complex fight scenes broken up by extended puzzle and exploration zones.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Visit after a hard rain for the most dramatic cascades.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
After a moderate hike through the jungle, adventurers reach a series of limestone cascades and pools.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
At that spot, the Tijuana River flows through pipes running beneath the road, then dumps out in cascades that cause the toxic chemicals in the sewage to aerosolize.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Embedding causal inference to improve reasoning, reduce error cascades, and support safer, more reliable operations.
—Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But whereas Ragebound serves up a full breakneck sprint through cascades of action, Art of Vengeance takes more time amping up its challenges in complex fight scenes broken up by extended puzzle and exploration zones.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Visit after a hard rain for the most dramatic cascades.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
After a moderate hike through the jungle, adventurers reach a series of limestone cascades and pools.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cascades
Noun
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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park features 60,000 acres of old-growth forest, roaring waterfalls, Lake Superior shoreline, rivers, trails and ridges.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The show streams the next day on Hulu.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game streams on Paramount+, according to the USA Rugby website.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The severity of a sprain depends on how much of a ligament is torn.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Seeing rings depends on the angle of their orbit, which can miss the star completely.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If the neighbor is smoking weed on private property doesn’t belong to them or their neighbor, Rosenthal said the responsibility to take action falls on the landlord.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If a court issues a final ruling striking down the SAVE plan, which is a very real possibility, then borrowers may have to quickly change repayment plans.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cotality, a data research company, issues yearly wildfire risk reports assessing the state of the wildfire insurance industry and the risk of damaging wildfires for certain parts of the United States.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With Batista already strapped to a kill table, Prater gushes over Dexter killing Lowell and Gareth.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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When that happens, water gushes out into the nearby Mendenhall Lake and eventually surges down the river.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sour cream balances these flavors, creating a creamy, smooth sauce.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Marrow also peeled back the curtain on how Louisville balances its revenue-sharing budget.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cascades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascades. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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