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bubble

[buhb-uhl] / ˈbʌb əl /
NOUN
globule of air
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balloon blob droplet foam froth
STRONG
barm bead blister drop effervescence lather sac spume vesicle
WEAK
air ball
VERB
foam, froth up, especially with sound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boil burble churn erupt fester gurgle gush percolate seep seethe simmer smolder sparkle stir trickle
STRONG
eddy effervesce fizz issue moil murmur ripple spume swash well

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Meanwhile, the ratio itself has fallen back to levels last seen around the peak of the dot-com bubble in 2000, Krinsky said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

At its center, a bubble of water flows into an Alhambra bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Cavallari: I was sort of in a bubble still being in high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A first-of-its-kind space mission is planning to reveal more about the magnetic bubble surrounding the earth.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Shading my eyes, I looked up to see not three, but seven hummingbears, each in a bubble nest.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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