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
Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
News Education Reductions in research ‘will ripple through our university,’ president says
Cuts to the Johns Hopkins University might be on the way as federal funding for the school’s research is under fire from the Trump administration.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 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
What to watch: The Fed is assessing how White House policy uncertainty will ripple across the economy — including President Trump's stop-and-start tariff policies that have roiled the stock market and prompted economic growth fears.
—Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
News Education Reductions in research ‘will ripple through our university,’ president says
Cuts to the Johns Hopkins University might be on the way as federal funding for the school’s research is under fire from the Trump administration.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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One video shows the spacecraft splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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But after over 286 days, their extended stay in space is finally coming to a close, as the two astronauts make their way back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule that’s set to splash down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 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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The political fallout over the measure is reverberating the most among Democrats, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) facing fury from much of his party over his decision to provide the votes necessary for the measure to get through the Senate.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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The following episodes focus on the the impact of the fallout from this horrific crime: for the school and Jamie’s peers, for the Miller family, and for Jamie himself.—
Emily Maddick,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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For example, complex analysis is used to manipulate wavelets, or small oscillations in data.—
William Ross,
The Conversation,
10 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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Judge Jeffrey Clothier, who was elected to Genesee County’s 67th District Court in January, said requiring as many as 100 shoplifters caught stealing from a local Walmart to wash cars for free would serve the community and possibly discourage others from stealing from the retail giant.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Clean The Shelves Use a sponge or wash cloth dipped in warm, soapy water to wipe off shelves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both drugs have similar side effects, including dizziness and tiredness.—
Karen Berger, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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In silico methods One important aspect of chemical toxicity is figuring out what doses of a chemical trigger an unwanted side effect, or its pharmacodynamics.—
Brad Reisfeld,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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The actress, who stars as Michelle in the Russo Brothers' recently released sci-fi adventure, told Barrymore on Thursday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that her blonde curls in her 1992 erotic thriller, Poison Ivy, served as the starting point for the look for Brown's own character.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hadid’s hair was blow dried with a round brush and sections of hair were pinned in small curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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