- present participle of cascade.
cascading
Example Sentences
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Higher oil costs—and tighter supplies—are also cascading through the auto-service industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Glaciers are retreating, permafrost and high-mountain slopes are becoming increasingly unstable, and communities and infrastructure downstream face growing risks from complex and cascading hazards," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He said the disaster was still unfolding in an ecosystem where one disaster could trigger "a range of cascading hazards".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The hairdresser piled my hair high on my head, with loose ringlets cascading over one shoulder, and a white rose pinned behind my ear.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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