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as in waterfall
a fall of water usually from a great height the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

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Recent Examples of cascade
Noun
From left: Green tile cascades over and around a kitchen island. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Jan. 2025 And the ensuing weeks of limping and leaning on the other leg had just worsened the cascade. Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
The cantilevered rooftop deck is outfitted with a wet bar, ample seating space, and panoramic views, while a cascading terrace at the back of the house includes a shaded dining spot, a circular spa and a turquoise swimming pool, an outdoor shower, and a private dock with a boat lift. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 As for her glam, Good styled her hair in an updo with cascading curls falling down her shoulders. Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cascade 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cascade
Noun
  • As does the final image in the episode, in which Irving appears to be pulled toward the waterfall and cliffs of Woe’s Hollow, becoming one with the earth like Dieter Egan before him.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Guided nature walks and hikes provided up-close encounters with more of the region’s flora and fauna, as well as the opportunity to swim in the rushing waters of one of the property’s majestic waterfalls.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Valley season 1 is available to stream on Peacock.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Max subscription plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads, which allows users to stream on up to two devices at one time.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The affordable ones, relative to floor seating, were generally scattered along the terrace, with prices ranging from that $2,920 low to nearly $5,000 depending on the seller and their location.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But some leases are likely profitable, depending on where those doors are located.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • According to Emerson, all the requirements for the license were met, and the police department gave its sign off on a license being issued to Shakopee Outlet Plus.
    Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Other governments have already issued warnings about or placed restrictions on the use of DeepSeek, including South Korea and Italy.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Trim overhanging tree branches, clear dense vegetation and clean up woodpiles or debris where rats might nest.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This area is not wooded except for a brief segment that passes beneath an overhanging arch of branches and crosses a bridge over a stream.
    Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Commercial airliners jetting to and from the airport share the skies with military aircraft from nearby bases crisscrossing the country’s capital.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The model jetted to Paris to close out Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture show in an opulent corseted gown.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The beauty of this device is its hard-working design, which disperses any essential oil of your choosing through the air while spurting a continuous mist of moisturizing vapor in the air.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Third quarter spurt, but Sixers respond The Kings moved to a zone defense early in the third quarter that seemed to flummox Philadelphia.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Cascade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cascade. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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