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
Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026
The impact of the large employer and community beacon rippled as the city faced a period of economic struggle.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Zoe Bahjat, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The allegations in Minnesota caused a ripple across the country.
—Jess Huff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
When political leadership prioritizes one mission at the expense of the other, the consequences ripple across the entire agency.
—Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026
The impact of the large employer and community beacon rippled as the city faced a period of economic struggle.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
Whispers ripple in astonishment, and nods of approval are seen throughout the audience.
—Zoe Bahjat, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The allegations in Minnesota caused a ripple across the country.
—Jess Huff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
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De-escalate the Crisis Narrative The word crisis is splashed across every headline regarding mental health, but Redding warns that overusing this term can actually hinder our ability to help.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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As has been the case in prior tests, the upper stage should splash down in the Indian Ocean if all goes to plan.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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For a time, the engine, with its distinctive exhaust warble, became closely associated with Audi’s lineup, aided in no small part by the motorsport successes of five-cylinder rally cars like the Sport Quattro S1 E2.—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 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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Becerra went from polling in the single digits before the fallout in early April to being among the top gubernatorial candidates.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The government of Latvia, a NATO and European Union member, collapsed over the fallout of two stray Ukrainian drones crashing in its territory.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 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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The shower caps are made from biodegradable corn starch, while the biodegradable slippers have no plastic wrapping and are washed before being donated to local students.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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For example, in Liberia and Sierra Leone, some mourners bathe in water that was used to wash corpses.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Wu presents that as both a side effect of the current landscape and a virtue in terms of staying agile as models improve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Lellio tried not to worry, thinking the pain might be a side effect of IDF medications.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Devoid of facial hair but sporting golden curls, the cherubic Parsons meets me at a Hollywood hotel’s courtyard restaurant in April just a few days after putting the final touches on his movie.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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When Kelly Slater dropped a video of his namesake company’s wave generator churning out a perfect curl back in 2015, the surf community lost its mind.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Verb
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In both competitive partisan races and in Democrat-on-Democrat contests, analysts say frustration about the economy is bubbling up from voters.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Reduce heat to 350° and continue to bake until filling is actively bubbling through the center and biscuits are deep golden brown, 50–65 minutes more.—
Claire Saffitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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