as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the soapy water bubbled down the drain
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Everybody hates cleaning up a big, splattery mess caused by zealously bubbling sauce or aggressively popping oil, not to mention getting some of that splatter on yourself.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Afterward, volunteers help the inmates process the emotions or traumas that bubbled up during their experiences.
—Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The news of Venezuela’s Bitcoin holding began to bubble up last Saturday, the same day that Maduro was ousted.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
On paper, an FA Cup tie at a Championship side that, five points above the drop zone, have one eye fixed firmly on preserving their second-tier status seems like a kind introduction, but Rosenior arrives amid an atmosphere seemingly on the verge of bubbling over.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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After LaRavia made 10 of 11 shots to introduce himself to fans and Minnesota star Anthony Edwards, the Lakers’ general manager splashed a photo of LaRavia gazing out of a window on the front page of a faux newspaper and printed it on a black T-shirt.—
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Kids can splash at Reedy River Bend, make purchases at a Publix grocery store, explore health and anatomy at Your Healthy Body and its Teddy Bear Clinic, or take on climbing and engineering challenges.—
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Re-wash and dry the garment, using these tips to avoid re-shrinking, to prevent a residue from the conditioner from setting.—
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Add a small amount of a gentle liquid detergent recommended for hand-washing delicate items, such as Woolite, and swish to disperse through the water.—
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As seismic waves continue to ripple throughout the NFL barely a week after the end of the regular season — the strongest of which are emanating from the Rust Belt cities in the AFC North — things are relatively calm in the Carolinas.—
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Any disruption could ripple quickly through the country’s automotive and high-tech manufacturing industries.—
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Jessica Chastain wore a custom Cucinelli gown dripping in diamond accents and talked shop with DuVernay.—
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As fog passes through, tiny droplets cling to the mesh, combine and drip into gutters that funnel the water into storage tanks.—
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
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Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood.—
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“Bubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubble. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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