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ripples

NOUN

wave; wrinkle

Synonyms

STRONG

billow breaker crest curl fold furrow line rippling rush surge swell tide undulation whitecap

VERB

wave

Synonyms

STRONG

coil curl flow fluctuate flutter motion oscillate palpitate pulsate quiver splash stir surge sway swell swish undulate vacillate vibrate

Antonyms

STRONG

be still leave alone remain stay

Example Sentences

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These ripples in space and time are created when massive objects such as black holes spiral together and merge.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Norman Hagan from UCU said uncertainty created by the announcement "has caused significant ripples particularly on the Coleraine campus" because it is such an economic anchor for the wider north coast.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“Even a little bit of China disappointment is enough to cause ripples throughout the industry,” Benchmark analyst Cody Acree told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“The Cost of Divorce” is the name of a new series examining what tears marriages apart, and the many directions the damaging ripples spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Early-morning sunlight glinted off the water, throwing out ripples from the fish caught by the overnight lines which were baited and left to drift each evening by Brother Alf.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques