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
Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Not mass communication cascades or one-time training events.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
From the dramatic open-air lobby, a series of pools cascades, domino-like, down to the glittering Sea of Cortez.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
At that point, even small disturbances can trigger large cascades of change.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
With a few hundred centrifuges, enough for two or three cascades, Faragasso said the Iranians could have enriched their uranium stores to weapon grade.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Welles, who was nominated for four Grammys in 2025, is a gifted lyricist, and his finest verses use cascades of slant rhymes to move subtly from specific finger-pointing to broader implication.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Head to destinations with stirring water views, from the crashing cascades of Niagara Falls to the dramatic Oregon coast.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
When a mechanical failure hits or a system outage cascades into days of delays, the airline might eventually rebook a flight.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
Mornings stretch slowly over strong coffee and views of the turquoise Aegean and afternoons are for swimming at golden beaches, exploring stone pathways punctuated by hot pink cascades of bougainvillea, or doing nothing at all.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Not mass communication cascades or one-time training events.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
From the dramatic open-air lobby, a series of pools cascades, domino-like, down to the glittering Sea of Cortez.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
At that point, even small disturbances can trigger large cascades of change.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
With a few hundred centrifuges, enough for two or three cascades, Faragasso said the Iranians could have enriched their uranium stores to weapon grade.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Welles, who was nominated for four Grammys in 2025, is a gifted lyricist, and his finest verses use cascades of slant rhymes to move subtly from specific finger-pointing to broader implication.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Head to destinations with stirring water views, from the crashing cascades of Niagara Falls to the dramatic Oregon coast.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
When a mechanical failure hits or a system outage cascades into days of delays, the airline might eventually rebook a flight.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cascades
Noun
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In 2008, Kelly was tasked with working his magic at Karu & Y in downtown Miami, a stunning $30 million space filled with Chihuly chandeliers, Murano glass fixtures, even waterfalls.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Las Cascadas de Agua Azul is a series of waterfalls marked by a surreal blue color, which can most likely be explained by its high level of carbonate salts.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Beyer, who streams on Twitch under the username Central_Committee, is from Pennsylvania and recently moved to Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Friends now streams on HBO Max.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Our climate depends on the second half of the rainy season.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Inventory at the Statesmen Market primarily depends on what the Greater Chicago Food Depository has to offer, but there is an online system for Kennedy-King to order select items and quantities from the pantry’s warehouse.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rom-com follows a 20-something chef amid a quarter-life crisis who jets off to Italy to find herself, and discovers love in the process.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jupiter Jupiter, as darkness falls, will be roughly one-third up from the western horizon to the point directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The shoulder season falls between peak travel windows, after ski season winds down and before summer crowds arrive.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Typically, a magistrate who presides over an impasse hearing listens to testimony from both sides and then issues a report recommending which positions should be followed.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Christie regularly gushes over Thornton on Instagram.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These are more likely to cause painless rectal bleeding or tissue that protrudes during a bowel movement.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Part of it protrudes from the exterior, with natural airflow helping keep the food inside chilled.—
Adam Williams
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cascades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascades. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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