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 Mountains rose, the sun throwing soft light upon the carriage as the train clattered through one tunnel after another, beside ice-blue waterfalls frozen in their midst. The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025 On a sweltering day in late June, Gillan worked on the stone ponds and waterfalls outside their home while Novak kept Roxy, their 6-month-old puppy, busy. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025 According to the surveys, the most common danger zones are heights — waterfalls, rooftops, bridges and cliffs that are especially tempting backdrops for dramatic selfies. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025 The front is defined by a large grille framed with waterfall-style chrome accents, while split headlights on each side give the plug-in hybrid a distinctive and modern appearance. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waterfall
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cascade
Noun
  • Nicholas is especially attuned to how the distortion of visual perception can trigger a cascade of runaway mental and physical responses.
    Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The easy 1-mile route takes hikers under the bridge—past the spot where George Washington allegedly carved his initials into the rock when surveying the land—and then out to Lace Falls, a 50-foot cascade.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Waterfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfall. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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