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
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
General Daily Insight for March 16, 2026 A tender wave is rippling through the day ahead.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Post the performance, the humanoid shook hands with Honor CEO James Li, and also performed a clean backflip that landed flawlessly, leaving the viewers amazed, meeting a ripple of applause across the room.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Like sunlit waves, the luminous surface of the cookware seems to ripple with depth and dimension, thanks to a color gradient and a classic gold knob.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
General Daily Insight for March 16, 2026 A tender wave is rippling through the day ahead.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
The only ripple in this plan for many solo female travelers is feeling safe enough to do it.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Post the performance, the humanoid shook hands with Honor CEO James Li, and also performed a clean backflip that landed flawlessly, leaving the viewers amazed, meeting a ripple of applause across the room.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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Clams, splashed in bright and herby broth, were paired with a narcotic mound of thin fries.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Streamers, corporate entities, and big-name superstars have splashed around the same waters as the DIY SoundCloud nerds.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a time, the engine, with its distinctive exhaust warble, became closely associated with Audi’s lineup, aided in no small part by the motorsport successes of five-cylinder rally cars like the Sport Quattro S1 E2.—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The music fills our bodies, its rhythm melding with a deeper-time cycle of day-to-night, seasons changing, the imperceptible warble of a planet spinning gently on its axis.—
Florence Williams,
Outside Online,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The wider fallout at Villa was predictable.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The fallout from the new deal will take months or years to fully understand.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Hoover started washing dishes and worked his way up through every position, eventually rising to management during his 10 years at the restaurant.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Its worn fleece still feels soft and the zipper doesn’t stick at all, even though it’s been washed countless times.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is just one new side effect from a push by company executives to make workers use AI more.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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There's also the hair loss that's the side effect of medical treatment like chemotherapy.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her hair was left long and straight with barely any curl, to echo the length of the statement-making dress.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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As for glam, the actress’ blond hair was styled with soft barrel curls that cascaded down her shoulders.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive news bubbling around the globe and places it all in one spot.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
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The cauldron was bubbling and people could see the potential.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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