cascade 1 of 2

as in waterfall
a fall of water usually from a great height the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

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Noun
Favorite gardens include Asian Valley, which features East Asian plants and water cascades, and the Louise Cochrane Rose Garden, a spectacle with more than 1,500 rose blooms. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025 The story of Sara’s alleged suicide is a cascade of low-probability events blurring together in a pool of statistical unlikelihood. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
The cantilevered rooftop deck is outfitted with a wet bar, ample seating space, and panoramic views, while a cascading terrace at the back of the house includes a shaded dining spot, a circular spa and a turquoise swimming pool, an outdoor shower, and a private dock with a boat lift. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 As for her glam, Good styled her hair in an updo with cascading curls falling down her shoulders. Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cascade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cascade
Noun
  • Skies need to be clear, and any sort of haze or clouds could diminish or altogether stop the waterfall from glowing.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Individual work assignments are established through a waterfall process in which corporate strategies and initiatives are distilled into activities or projects that can be assigned to functional departments.
    Mark Settle, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • For Paramount+ Essential subscribers, episodes will be available to stream the day after the episode airs.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Netflix, which streams the Twain prize ceremony held in March, did not respond to a request for comment.
    Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • During the pandemic, the number surged to approximately half to two-thirds of the global workforce, depending on region.
    John M. Bremen, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
  • To this day, he's simultaneously praised as an icon and despised as a villain, depending on your beliefs.
    Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The officer repeatedly instructed the elderly man to drop the gun, and when backup officers arrived and issued the same command, the man continued to aim the weapon at them.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The runway where the plane crashed is expected to remain closed through at least Thursday evening, according to a notice issued to pilots Tuesday.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Inspired by medieval Italian villas and farm houses, the Italianate house style typically features deep overhanging eaves with highly decorative brackets, or the element that carries the weight of the eave.
    Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Nothing would be overhanging his presidency; the case would be over without any remaining conditions on him.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Brown spent some time on the beach in Turks and Caicos with some friends before jetting back to LA for Sunday night's big show.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Simply swipe on your lipstick at the start of the day, then perhaps touch up before jetting off to happy hour drinks after work.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The beauty of this device is its hard-working design, which disperses any essential oil of your choosing through the air while spurting a continuous mist of moisturizing vapor in the air.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Third quarter spurt, but Sixers respond The Kings moved to a zone defense early in the third quarter that seemed to flummox Philadelphia.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Cascade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascade. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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