Thesaurus results for WATERFALL

waterfall

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfȯl

as in cascade

a fall of water usually from a great height I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall

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Recent Examples of waterfall The waterfall is surrounded by private land just outside the tiny town of Dunsmuir in Siskiyou County. —

Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 But in the second half, the team gave them more reason to cheer with two quick-fire goals, prompting ear-shattering noise, waterfalls of beer and a few smoke bombs. —

Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026 One highlight is the roughly half-mile hike to Sabbaday Falls, a multi-tiered waterfall easily accessed from the road. —

Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026 On Saturday, a 23-year-old man died after falling over a waterfall in Yosemite. —

Jake Spring, Washington Post, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waterfall

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cascade

Noun

By May 2026, all 11 of xAI’s original cofounders had departed the company, a cascade that began in earnest in February when Tony Wu, described as one of the most operationally central cofounders, announced his resignation.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Food and Beverage Wrapped in cascades of cherry blossom, The Orchard Room reimagines afternoon tea with unapologetic hedonism—affectionately dubbed InfiniTEA.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026