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Despite days and nights of searching the surrounding forest and shallow pools — all while avoiding dangerous hidden sinkholes — the frogs were found nowhere else except the stream at the base of the waterfall, researchers said.
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Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Photos posted by the sheriff’s office show a hazard sign warning visitors of the waterfall nearby and indicating paddlers should wear life jackets.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The singer did everything from posing in a black bikini under a stunning waterfall, hiking in the jungle, and taking a dip in the pool with the beautiful St. Lucian landscape in the background.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 July 2025
Meaningful distinctions between, for example, the tranquil burbling of a creek and the panicked rush of a waterfall underscore the unpredictability of the wilderness.
—Judy Berman, Time, 17 July 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Photos posted by the sheriff’s office show a hazard sign warning visitors of the waterfall nearby and indicating paddlers should wear life jackets.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The singer did everything from posing in a black bikini under a stunning waterfall, hiking in the jungle, and taking a dip in the pool with the beautiful St. Lucian landscape in the background.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 July 2025
Meaningful distinctions between, for example, the tranquil burbling of a creek and the panicked rush of a waterfall underscore the unpredictability of the wilderness.
—Judy Berman, Time, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfall
cascade
Noun
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Located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, the multi-dam cascade is expected to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—equivalent to the total electricity consumption of the United Kingdom last year, according to Reuters.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Yet what might have been a boon for the birds instead kicked off a cascade of ecosystem changes with dire consequences.—
Ramin Skibba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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“Waterfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfall. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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