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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfall
cascade
Noun
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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
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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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