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Recent Examples of waterfalls
Elders pass on the story that Hawaiians placed rocks in the mountain’s waterfalls to control the flow and temperature that seeped into the taro pools hundreds of feet below.
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Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Hike the Trails Savor the woodlands and waterfalls this season by making your home base in the upper region of the river at Ponca, a tiny, off-the-grid mountain town near the edge of the park.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
You'll also be rewarded with myriad sightings of streams and gushing waterfalls set amid fall foliage.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Experiencing fall season here means stopping for short hikes to cascading waterfalls, cycling in the middle of the forest, or simply taking in the panorama from one of the 75 overlooks.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
By contrast, the bright SVGA colors, angular hills, flowing waterfalls, and isometric skyscrapers of SimCity 2000 felt, at the time, like the future implied by its title.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park features 60,000 acres of old-growth forest, roaring waterfalls, Lake Superior shoreline, rivers, trails and ridges.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The helicopter then lands inside the canyon, where participants start their epic journey on the river to the infamous Eyjafjallajökull volcano, past glaciers, waterfalls, and basalt columns.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In Shasta County, near the geographic top of California, McArthur-Burney State Park is known for its picturesque waterfalls, with rainbows rising through the mist when the sun shines just right.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Hike the Trails Savor the woodlands and waterfalls this season by making your home base in the upper region of the river at Ponca, a tiny, off-the-grid mountain town near the edge of the park.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
You'll also be rewarded with myriad sightings of streams and gushing waterfalls set amid fall foliage.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Experiencing fall season here means stopping for short hikes to cascading waterfalls, cycling in the middle of the forest, or simply taking in the panorama from one of the 75 overlooks.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
By contrast, the bright SVGA colors, angular hills, flowing waterfalls, and isometric skyscrapers of SimCity 2000 felt, at the time, like the future implied by its title.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park features 60,000 acres of old-growth forest, roaring waterfalls, Lake Superior shoreline, rivers, trails and ridges.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The helicopter then lands inside the canyon, where participants start their epic journey on the river to the infamous Eyjafjallajökull volcano, past glaciers, waterfalls, and basalt columns.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
In Shasta County, near the geographic top of California, McArthur-Burney State Park is known for its picturesque waterfalls, with rainbows rising through the mist when the sun shines just right.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfalls
Noun
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The summit brings heart-stopping views of glacial valleys, sky-high waterfalls plunging through the rocky cliffs, and cascades of water far below.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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At that spot, the Tijuana River flows through pipes running beneath the road, then dumps out in cascades that cause the toxic chemicals in the sewage to aerosolize.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among the most frequent problems are falls, bed sores, and gaps in care that are only exacerbated by overstretched staff and high turnover.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals are piloting computer vision systems that use cameras and algorithms to detect and prevent falls.—
Theresa McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Waterfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfalls. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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