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
Sara Salinas, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Her pointed-toe pumps were cut from the same light hue as the denim in the ripples of her jacket and trousers, creating an uninterrupted visual line from top to toe.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
Adam Crafton, New York Times, 15 June 2025
This will ripple down the line to the port's vendors and suppliers and their suppliers and vendors and so on and so on.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Verb
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage rates are back above 7% after a Moody's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating that sent ripples through the bond market.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Her pointed-toe pumps were cut from the same light hue as the denim in the ripples of her jacket and trousers, creating an uninterrupted visual line from top to toe.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
Noun
Fans were able to pose for photos with a life-size monument of Ronaldo, including rippling abs and a finger to his mouth, with a miniature golden version also in tow.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 15 June 2025
This will ripple down the line to the port's vendors and suppliers and their suppliers and vendors and so on and so on.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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Rain splashed the table on this Wednesday morning during an interview in his office.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Sake Ono Only a little over a year old, Sake Ono has splashed onto the sake scene with their clean, crisp Junmai Daiginjo.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
20 June 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
Noun
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King Charles’ fallout with Prince Harry has had a devastating side effect on his relationship with his grandchildren.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
21 June 2025
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About a week after his public fallout with tech CEO Elon Musk, President Donald Trump and former Fox News host and right-wing firebrand Tucker Carlson are taking shots at each other.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
21 June 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
Verb
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Not pressure washing your driveway can lead to structural damage or even safety hazards on top of the inevitable eyesore.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Choose warm or hot water: While some clothes should always be washed using cold water, higher temperatures are more effective at removing dirt, oil, and sweat.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Sonu matched or outperformed conventional treatments, with no reported side effects.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Any burden on adults is, according to the ruling, merely a side effect of this legitimate regulation.—
Meg Leta Jones,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
30 June 2025
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Every dark mop of curls sends my heart thudding into my rib cage.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Wearing their swimsuits, the billionaire Amazon founder and Sánchez could be seen playing in foam that bubbled up on the deck in clouds of thick, frothy bubbles.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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The dog's cheeks and neck bubbled up, a common side effect of rattlesnake bites.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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