as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the soapy water bubbled down the drain
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Recent Examples of bubble
From Nayarit to Tulum, Mexico is bubbling over with luxury residences introduced in the last three years.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
Signs of the damage this psychological blow has inflicted are already bubbling to the surface.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Scalding groundwater still bubbles to the surface in places.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
To anyone listening carefully, that goal was bubbling just beneath the surface as Mr. Zelensky headed to Washington for his disastrous visit.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
Signs of the damage this psychological blow has inflicted are already bubbling to the surface.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Scalding groundwater still bubbles to the surface in places.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
To anyone listening carefully, that goal was bubbling just beneath the surface as Mr. Zelensky headed to Washington for his disastrous visit.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bubble
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One video shows the spacecraft splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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But after over 286 days, their extended stay in space is finally coming to a close, as the two astronauts make their way back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule that’s set to splash down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Judge Jeffrey Clothier, who was elected to Genesee County’s 67th District Court in January, said requiring as many as 100 shoplifters caught stealing from a local Walmart to wash cars for free would serve the community and possibly discourage others from stealing from the retail giant.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Clean The Shelves Use a sponge or wash cloth dipped in warm, soapy water to wipe off shelves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The disappearance of their son ripples through an accomplished ensemble piece that also includes excellent work from Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, and especially Ji-young Yoo, who nearly steals the whole show.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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In Baltimore, meanwhile, economic effects could ripple.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The euphoria courses through my body as the blood drips down my legs.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Each of these works has a crenulated indentation and a line descending it (or drip as the case may be).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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That wasn’t strictly true—we’d passed at least one lady sipping cocktails at the bar, and a few more eventually trickled in to be seated for dinner—but the room was, on each of my visits, overwhelmingly a room of men.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk’s cost-cutting crusade is trickling down to U.S. statehouses.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Bubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bubble. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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