as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of ripple
Fred Katz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
When schools are supported with consistent, high-quality programming, the results ripple through classrooms, homes, and communities.
—Megan Ramer, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025
Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
By repeatedly dropping the cookies while baking, the dough spreads and ripples, creating a cookie with far more texture on the outside, but still a soft, tender center.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Verb
Effects of the new collective bargaining agreement are already rippling across the NBA.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
When schools are supported with consistent, high-quality programming, the results ripple through classrooms, homes, and communities.
—Megan Ramer, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025
Noun
The moment punctured the early euphoria, sending a ripple of tension through the stands.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
By repeatedly dropping the cookies while baking, the dough spreads and ripples, creating a cookie with far more texture on the outside, but still a soft, tender center.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Verb
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Someone had splashed acid on the girl and then smothered her, an autopsy revealed.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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But while you may be tempted to spend your days sunning, building sand castles, and splashing in the waves (all of which are fabulous), don’t miss out on researching nearby attractions.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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The music fills our bodies, its rhythm melding with a deeper-time cycle of day-to-night, seasons changing, the imperceptible warble of a planet spinning gently on its axis.—
Florence Williams,
Outside Online,
11 May 2025
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The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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But in the fallout from WWE’s surprising decision, Las Vegas has emerged as the strongest frontrunner after WWE did its largest gate ever in Sin City for this year’s WrestleMania 41.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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President Donald Trump on Saturday made clear in an interview with NBC News that Elon Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if the tech billionaire starts to fund Democrats in the wake of the fallout between the two former allies.—
Adeola Adeosun
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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For example, complex analysis is used to manipulate wavelets, or small oscillations in data.—
William Ross,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Consumers should also wash and disinfect any surfaces that came in contact with the eggs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2025
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The hilltop compound is perhaps most famous for its car museum, a nearly 24,000-square-foot showstopper built to house Lyon’s epic personal collection, with room for 70 vehicles (none included with the sale, unfortunately), as well as an auto shop and wash and gas stations.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Protecting Authentic Japanese Whisky The ascent of Japanese whisky on the world’s stage came with an unfortunate side effect: a more deceptive counterpart masquerading under the same name.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Or could a circular economy, life extension, recycling and reuse be the solution to the space industry's dirty side effects?—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The drawing featured a bald-headed stick woman with squiggly lines coming from the ears—meant to represent curls.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Sweeney topped it off with dark angular sunglasses, and her blonde hair in loose, blown out curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
Verb
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But just a few weeks later — after President Donald Trump announced widescale tariffs and the stock market dropped precipitously, bubbling up recession fears — some would-be vacationers abruptly scaled back their spending plans, a second round of the survey found.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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Bake until crust is a deep golden brown and the juices from the pie are bubbling, 60 to 70 minutes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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