as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of rippled
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Ambulances rushed to drag the wounded away, while panic rippled through the crowd.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The new policy began September 5, and its effects have since rippled across the sprawling agency, according to two people at NASA who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The threat turned out to be a false alarm, but the scare rippled through a Capitol already on edge after Kirk’s assassination.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Their deaths rippled beyond their schools and neighborhoods to the entire city.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Outside of the United States, global government bonds sold off as jitters around government deficits and interest rates rippled through markets.
—Sean Conlon,john Melloy,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
News of the shooting rippled through a national Democratic officials’ meeting nearby in Minneapolis.
—Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Consolidated still held part of the original contract, and its ongoing design changes rippled through Ford’s schedule.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
At times, this approach rippled through the interior department, as was the case with the Solène-embargo fiasco.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Ambulances rushed to drag the wounded away, while panic rippled through the crowd.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The new policy began September 5, and its effects have since rippled across the sprawling agency, according to two people at NASA who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The threat turned out to be a false alarm, but the scare rippled through a Capitol already on edge after Kirk’s assassination.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Their deaths rippled beyond their schools and neighborhoods to the entire city.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Outside of the United States, global government bonds sold off as jitters around government deficits and interest rates rippled through markets.
—Sean Conlon,john Melloy,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
News of the shooting rippled through a national Democratic officials’ meeting nearby in Minneapolis.
—Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Consolidated still held part of the original contract, and its ongoing design changes rippled through Ford’s schedule.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rippled
Verb
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Blood splashed from his neck onto his white shirt.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Billboard via Getty Images Sabrina Carpenter’s name and her music are splashed across the charts in the United Kingdom, as her latest album Man’s Best Friend arrives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some dials may be removed and washed by hand to remove any grime or buildup.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yet a surprisingly large number of dishes that are washed end up being washed by hand.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Chef Enrico Crippa’s dishes are celebrations of the rolling hills of the Piedmont region and his love for herbs, flowers, and vegetables.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tracking the moon’s rolling stones Finding recent boulder falls on the moon has been a long-standing challenge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Slowly, buses full of students trickled in.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Concerns about on-campus violence trickled down to younger classrooms too.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Land Rover Defender Octa was airborne for what felt like an eternity, all four wheels spinning free above the rutted Baja-style course in Gateway, Colorado.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
12 Sep. 2025
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Turning onto the dead-end road, the car coasts down the rutted driveway to the house at the bottom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While conspiracy theories swirled online about his death, Trump himself even retweeted a conspiracy theory connecting Clinton to Epstein's death.—
Martha McHardy
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trade speculation has swirled around Crosby for about five years now.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Rippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rippled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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