as in splashes
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of ripples
Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Michael expanded on his wife’s message, adding that an investment in one person ripples across time and space, touching even more lives.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
His impact ripples through foundational pieces still on the Broncos’ roster — Garett Bolles, Courtland Sutton, Surtain and Alex Singleton.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
These branches receive molecular signals at one end of a neuron and induce the cell to rapidly fire an electrical charge that ripples down the cell body, known as an action potential.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Chaos ripples out from the Oval Office hourly as from rocks dumped into a pond.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Indeed, his imprint ripples outward, from the interstellar swagger of OutKast and the android futurism of Janelle Monáe to the mystical poise of Erykah Badu and the sculptural, otherworldly aesthetics of Solange, Grace Wales Bonner, and Pharrell Williams.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Violence ripples out Irvin, 22, was dead just 10 days later.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
If one part slows down, the impact ripples across the entire chain.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Michael expanded on his wife’s message, adding that an investment in one person ripples across time and space, touching even more lives.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
His impact ripples through foundational pieces still on the Broncos’ roster — Garett Bolles, Courtland Sutton, Surtain and Alex Singleton.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
These branches receive molecular signals at one end of a neuron and induce the cell to rapidly fire an electrical charge that ripples down the cell body, known as an action potential.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Chaos ripples out from the Oval Office hourly as from rocks dumped into a pond.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Indeed, his imprint ripples outward, from the interstellar swagger of OutKast and the android futurism of Janelle Monáe to the mystical poise of Erykah Badu and the sculptural, otherworldly aesthetics of Solange, Grace Wales Bonner, and Pharrell Williams.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Violence ripples out Irvin, 22, was dead just 10 days later.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripples
Verb
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The water splashes to the floor.—
Jenny Odell,
Longreads,
2 June 2026
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In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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A student placed into an advanced course without the necessary foundation may fail, losing both time and financial resources, while also facing academic and psychological repercussions that extend beyond a single term.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Prior discussions on repercussions Fear of unknown repercussions, specifically from the General Assembly, was part of CRTPO member and Mineral Springs’ Mayor Rick Becker’s reasoning for not dissolving the funding agreement.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The five-alarm fire currently stoked by Garrett Graham suggests that what women are really yearning for isn’t a brooding hockey stud with saturnine curls and complicated rage issues but a man who, at his core, seems to like and care about women.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Summer is finally here, meaning natural curls are making their seasonal comeback, and with them the return of multipronged, post-shower hair care regimens to lock the shape and manage the frizz.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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After each print, the machine washes the leftover pigment from its gears, turning the once distinctly red and blue dyes into an oozing purple liquid.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Or take Doofy Gilmore (Dave Sheridan), a lisping dimwit geek who washes with his own spit.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Coir, a fibrous material made from by-products of coconut husks; it is often used as a substitute for peat.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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New in-line measurement technologies enable tracking of substrates, by-products and metabolites continuously, inside the reactor, without pulling samples.—
Hamid Noori,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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February 19 – March 20 Inspiration bubbles up through curious, joyful play.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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The hydrogen literally bubbles out of the rock over hundreds of millions of years.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
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“Ripples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripples. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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