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
Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Warning signs are flashing that slowing wage growth could ripple beyond the gas station and prices at the grocery store.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Jess Huff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Oil, bond yields and equities have seen outsized moves, as shifting expectations around energy shock, inflation and central bank policy ripple through markets.
—Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The town’s operating premise is that what happened to Roosevelt in the Badlands eventually rippled out over the rest of the nation.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Warning signs are flashing that slowing wage growth could ripple beyond the gas station and prices at the grocery store.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
The allegations in Minnesota caused a ripple across the country.
—Jess Huff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Oil, bond yields and equities have seen outsized moves, as shifting expectations around energy shock, inflation and central bank policy ripple through markets.
—Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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The paying public went from raucous to delirious on the next possession, when Curry raced downcourt and splashed a triple off the dribble.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was splashed across the cover of Time as the 2010 person of the year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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But the improvement may not last long as the American economy absorbs fallout from the Iran war and a surge in oil prices.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the film deals with the fallout from her confession.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Verb
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The way the changing room was designed, Mitchell had to run through the galley-style showers to wash the mess off.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Do yourself a favor and grab a caguama (a liter-size beer) to wash it down.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another side effect is dependency, which may occur with prolonged use of allergy medication.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Novo Nordisk representatives did not provide the specific number of patients affected when asked, but USA TODAY’s analysis of FDA data shows a large spike in the company’s submissions of side effect reports in July 2025, just a few months after the inspection.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Each cantilever is composed of a stack of several submicrometer layers of material and curls approximately 90 degrees out of the plane at rest.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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Regardless of the method, Marjan considers hair extensions to be one of the most vital components in her tool kit, especially for those who have fine hair that won’t hold a curl.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Reduce oven temperature to 375° and continue to bake until crust is deep golden brown and juices are thick and bubbling, 75–90 minutes longer.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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