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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verb

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Noun
The silky gown cascaded to the red carpet, with further sheer elements featured at the hemline. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025 But composability also means the failure of one key protocol can rapidly cascade through many others, creating a chain reaction of liquidity crunches or asset collapses. Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Cuts in those branches of HHS cascade down and damage the WTC Health Program's effectiveness, advocates say. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Of course, the pair’s attempts to bury the past only cascade into further collateral damage and ethical compromise. Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cascade
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Noun
  • Soaking in the Blue Lagoon’s milky waters is an unforgettable experience, and the Golden Circle loops past three of Iceland’s most defining sites—Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss waterfall, and Geysir geothermal area.
    Ali Wunderman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The resort-style pool offers a refreshing escape with a waterfall and slide feature.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the 77th Annual Emmy Awards embraced nostalgia with attention to classics like The Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls, it was once again dominated by streaming giants breaking records and reshaping the industry.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, are airing live on CBS and be streaming on Paramount+.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The severity, healing and availability of Purdy’s toe will depend heavily on which toe is injured and what specific part of the toe got injured.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Prices range from $39,625 to $57,205 depending on model.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Saturday afternoon and evening, warning of storms with heavy rain, small hail, and wind gusts up to 40 mph in parts of north-central Colorado.
    Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Discord, the online chat app, would later issue a statement disputing some details outlined by authorities.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Icons with overhanging bits (the tabs in Contacts, the bookmark in Dictionary) or with external objects superimposed on them (the little magnifying glass for Preview, the disk with a stethoscope for Disk Utility, the caliper thing for System Information) have been changed more extensively.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • What about those snakes and spiders and overhanging branches?
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the initial outcry, Sanders continued jetting himself around the country.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The ruling on Áñez came the same day as another prominent opposition leader, Luis Fernando Camacho, left jail and jetted home to a hero's welcome in his city of Santa Cruz, days after a judge lifted his preventive detention and granted him house arrest.
    ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
    Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Cascade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascade. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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