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
The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Brown’s impact rippled beyond that one project, touching many communities around Atlanta and reverberating through his family.
—Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
The area Surrounded by a ripple of hills in a relatively unknown section of the Serengeti National Park, there’s little risk of bumping into another vehicle close to camp.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The effects of the BLM decision to revoke grazing leases could ripple well beyond American Prairie.
—The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Brown’s impact rippled beyond that one project, touching many communities around Atlanta and reverberating through his family.
—Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
The last week of recalls and a USDA public health alert all ripple from California Dairies recall of dry milk powder over salmonella concerns.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
The area Surrounded by a ripple of hills in a relatively unknown section of the Serengeti National Park, there’s little risk of bumping into another vehicle close to camp.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
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But outside, the city of Orlando had been reckoning with its horrific losses, holding heart-wrenching vigils, hearing emotional speeches calling for an end to anti-gay hatred and gun violence, and splashing rainbows on flags, business windows and makeshift memorials that dotted the streets.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Ten minutes later a cow moose come out of the willows 300 yards away, splashed through the shallows, and struck out across the cove.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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The mangrove forests resounded with birdsong: the high trill of swallows and the guttural croak of snail kites.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Lush cellos and mournful piano trills coexist with the overall less-is-more sound.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the next hearing approaches, Butler’s compliance, the transparency of the case, and potential legal or legislative fallout will determine what happens next—and whether the controversy surrounding his sentence will intensify further.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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The fallout of this year's College Football Playoff bracket continues days after the selection committee ignited controversy with its at-large-bid teams.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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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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And in San Clemente, the pier was closed until Wednesday afternoon as waves reached its underside and appeared to break off some wood and wash it to shore.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Dirty or dusty flags can be washed or dry cleaned, and there are no provisions against mending or repairing a flag, according to the American Legion.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Or will the Carolina faithful clink their frothy skate mugs in celebration?—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Sound has nowhere to go but back at you, amplifying every clink and clatter until your reasonable-volume conversation doesn’t stand a chance.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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Occasional leakage, especially in children, whose inhibitory systems are still maturing, is less a feature than a side effect of running such a complicated piece of hardware every night without maintenance windows.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The goal of all this havoc is not to destroy democracy, according to Vergara—though that might be a welcome side effect, to some—but to torpedo the rule of law and thereby protect illicit financial gains.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Boutte’s only targets came courtesy of DeVito, who overshot him in the end zone and ripped a short curl-route completion to him in front of undrafted rookie corner Channing Canada.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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For veteran curl girls, a few tweaks to the routine may be needed as temperatures start to heat up.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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