cascading

present participle of cascade

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Verb
  • That's the advice Allegheny County's parks department gave locals after a bear was spotted in a lake north of Pittsburgh, with the department issuing a warning in partnership with Allegheny County Police Department on June 16.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Last year, Duffy launched a nationwide audit of states issuing non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses after a series of deadly crashes, including crashes in Wyoming, Florida and California.
    Elaine Mallon , James Cirrone , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online, depending on local jurisdiction.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The comparison shows that the World Cup title race is broadly recognizable across all three sources, but the probabilities shift depending on how they are produced.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • When Doncic played for the Dallas Mavericks and led them to the 2024 NBA Finals, his two centers — Derek Lively and Daniel Gafford — were exceptional in their roles as lob threats, blocking shots and rolling to the rim.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • All year, the coastline is a unique, peaceful, and untouched place, thanks to its state park status (no one’s rolling a cooler and beach umbrella onto these rocks).
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • All door handles in the ward are metal levers flush with the door, rather than protruding, to prevent patients from using them as ligature points.
    Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Bang My Box premiered on HBO on June 30, and is now streaming on HBO Max.
    Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The United States of Asian+America is now streaming on YouTube.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • That includes the overhanging flat roof supported by thin gold metallic columns.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Although some mushrooms tolerate sun, mushrooms are more likely to sprout in shady spots with lots of overhanging trees and brush.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The critic reviews of Supergirl didn’t wind up in the same galaxy as the overwhelming majority of the gushing first reaction crowd.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026
  • In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
    Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • But Musk fell short of the yearly 5% minimum the IRS legally requires his foundation to give away, after falling roughly $423 million short in 2023.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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“Cascading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascading. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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