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
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
In Baltimore, meanwhile, economic effects could ripple.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The president’s rolling federal layoffs, firings, frozen grants to contractors and shuttered agencies under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have produced ripples of unease nationwide, even if most Americans support the general goals.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The disappearance of their son ripples through an accomplished ensemble piece that also includes excellent work from Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, and especially Ji-young Yoo, who nearly steals the whole show.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
In Baltimore, meanwhile, economic effects could ripple.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
The simulations revealed that as shockwaves from each supernova radiated outward, turbulent density fluctuations created ripples that led some of the gas to coalesce into dense clumps.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The president’s rolling federal layoffs, firings, frozen grants to contractors and shuttered agencies under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have produced ripples of unease nationwide, even if most Americans support the general goals.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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Kids splash at the shore; many visitors fish, swim and float the ponds.—
Dana Oland,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
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For example, Joel Montalbano, the space agency’s deputy associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate, addressed the matter after Williams and Wilmore splashed down off the coast of Florida.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Budgerigars are both impressive vocal mimics and also have complex vocalizations called warbles that are a mix of noisy and harmonic calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the long-term fallout of Trump's existing tariff announcements is yet to be seen.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This Club name has been hit hard by tariff fallout, including a questionable probe by Chinese regulators.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 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
Verb
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An employee was seen sneezing directly into their hand and returning to work without washing their hands.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because what’s really getting washed is the film as the paint rests safely beneath it.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Consuming both sugar and sugar alcohols in large amounts can lead to side effects and health concerns.2 What Is Sugar?—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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The drug is used to sedate animals, but is not approved for use in humans due to dangerous side effects.—
Lilia Pacheco Bufanda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her glam featured her hair styled with soft curls and fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Her bright blonde hair was styled in loose curls with a middle part, and her makeup was soft—just pink lips and a touch of blush.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tensions bubbled over at Don Callejon School as attendees voiced their concerns about the Trump administration’s recent actions and executive orders and Elon Musk’s surging power in the White House.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The mixture should bubble vigorously and not produce a smell other than the smell of vinegar.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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