as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of ripple
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Transit supporters call him the last chance to ensure the system gets extensive repairs, before a cascade of deferred problems ripples across the subway, buses and commuter railroads.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
That muon then created its own fragmentary debris, sparking a ripple of telltale pale blue photons dubbed Cherenkov radiation that passed over ARCA’s instruments.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Transit supporters call him the last chance to ensure the system gets extensive repairs, before a cascade of deferred problems ripples across the subway, buses and commuter railroads.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
However, as are the names of the many people who are living right now, creating positive ripples in the lives around them.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
That muon then created its own fragmentary debris, sparking a ripple of telltale pale blue photons dubbed Cherenkov radiation that passed over ARCA’s instruments.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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The difference maker is weather sealing—the WR version of the lens includes internal seals that protect it from dust and splash ingress, and includes a fluorine coat on the front element that makes the glass easier to clean.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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Starship's upper stage, meanwhile, will deploy four dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites on a suborbital trajectory before splashing down in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia about 66 minutes after launch.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Enigma transmissions, in Morse code, were identified by their stereotypical military format, while the distinctive warble of the SZ42’s radioteletype signals was instantly recognizable.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2025
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Diddy’s beat warbles like sheet metal slammed against the ground while Usher sings about maintaining a relationship that’s beginning to fall apart.—
Dylan Green,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2024
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Wildfires The forecast detailed the economic fallout from the devastating wildfires that burned through the Los Angeles area starting in early January.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Along with its financial issues, Vista is also dealing with fallout from the death of Chelsea Adolphus, a patient who was found unresponsive on the hospital roof and died on Jan. 25.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Does the little surge of Trump dances across sports represent a wave, or at least a wavelet, of athletes declaring their allegiances for the President-elect?—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2024
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And importantly, the agency says, despite these wavelets of illness, severe outcomes like hospitalizations and deaths have been dropping since 2020 and 2021.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2024
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Also, Parachute recommends washing your towels before their first use to remove its silicone coating.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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While washing his hands, three men inside allegedly began harassing him about his jewelry before he was struck on the head and assaulted while trying to leave the restroom, the suit states. 2024-25 NBA CONFERENCE TITLE ODDS: WHICH TEAMS WILL MAKE THE NBA FINALS?—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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To this day, doctors can't explain why Lemons never experienced physical or mental side effects from the oxygen deprivation.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, everyone responds to it differently, and there may be risks for some people, such as the following: Common side effects: Water retention is common with the loading dose of creatine or when taken at high doses.—
Sarah Anzlovar, MS, RD,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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Instead, opt for a hydrating mist to define your curl pattern while maintaining moisture.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2025
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And so, the combination of the shirt ruffle and the curls, there was a lot of frills going on.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Signs of the damage this psychological blow has inflicted are already bubbling to the surface.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Scalding groundwater still bubbles to the surface in places.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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