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
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
As a doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across borders and interlocking stories.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
See It The Power Shaker makes a subtle ripple that doesn’t do a ton all by itself.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
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The damage will ripple through every national park, every veterans’ hospital, every city and town.
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Produced on a shoestring budget, the film barely made a ripple on its initial release.
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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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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.—
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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.—
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Government spending ramped up to try to alleviate the economic fallout, and agencies loosened some spending restrictions.—
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This morning, Minnesota Senator Tina Smith on the fallout.—
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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.—
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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.—
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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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Luckily, a side effect of knuckle cracking is not the bends—or even a case of arthritis.—
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The [rare side effect was] quickly picked up, and the vaccine was off the market within a little over a year.—
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Instead of his signature wavy dark brunette locks and scruffy hot prof facial hair, Garfield rocked sandy blonde curls and a clean shaven look.—
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The actress’ blond hair was styled with soft curls and fringe to frame her face.—
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Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.—
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Nvidia has been sitting out of the market’s rally in recent months, but top names on Wall Street say the bubbling anxiety that has rocked the tech stock could be overblown.—
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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