as in rippling
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as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of rippled
Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
Critics say yanked segment reeks of political pressure News of the segment’s cancellation rippled across the media and political ecosystems overnight Sunday.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
Light beamed from a single window above and rippled around him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
The silhouette first rippled through fashion almost a decade ago, with JW Anderson pioneering the trend with its pierced bag.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Thousands of delays and cancellations rippled across the country until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restricted departures to maintain safety and improve efficiency.
—Daniel Elwell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
What began as one man’s effort to survive has rippled outward like a stone dropped in water.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Buzz around gold has rippled through markets this year — but silver has been quietly going along for the ride, culminating in a new record high that analysts say could double in the coming years.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
Anticipation rippled across the stands as fans wondered how Urban's voice would sound.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
All around, empty orange dunes rippled under an azure sky, a still-life sea of sand baking under the burning sun.
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Verb
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Images of Tilly on her social media handles were splashed across major news outlets all over the world.—
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The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.—
Adjective
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Another effective anti-swelling remedy is a delicious snack that may be hiding in the fridge.—
Verb
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There are certain fabrics, materials, and items that are best dry cleaned or hand washed and laid flat or hung to dry.—
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Large waves from winter storms may have washed the molts onto the beach, Henry said — something observed in Dana Point in 2024, San Diego and Imperial Beach in 2023, Strands Beach in 2022, etc.—
Adjective
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Tensor frames the platform as a rolling data center, with autonomy as its core function rather than an add-on feature.—
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Those whose water supply comes from private wells and who are located within half a mile of the site of the spill are advised to distill or boil (at a rolling boil for at least one minute) all water for consumption.—
Verb
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For Washington, though, numbers bubbled to the surface in the 24-17 win.—
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Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and Coperni bubbled their hems while Tove and Calvin Klein opted for deep-V necklines and ground-grazing lengths.—
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Outside of the red carpet, a motivating fear of failure has also trickled down into the minds of the world’s most prominent business leaders.—
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Over the last few months, notices have trickled down through supervisors to inform employees at Goddard of several facility closures.—
Adjective
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The route is washboarded and deeply rutted in several long stretches, as well as prone to washouts.—
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And then there were pics of Ben several years on, driving himself to class through the rutted streets of Cambridge in his motorized chair, or engulfed on the sideline by his teammates at the annual Yale-Harvard classic.—
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Blood splattered across the person’s cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.—
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Her ensemble featured the Maharani necklace of 168 carats of emeralds from Manish Malhotra High Jewelry that dripped down her décolletage.—
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“Rippled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rippled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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