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  • verb Present participle of cascade.

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Examples

  • Arc strikes a balance between form and function, highlighting both the preciousness and scarcity of this rich resource, and highlighting the elemental beauty inherent in cascading water.

    Multi-Functional Furniture : KEWB 2009

  • Vegas showroom by way of EPCOT, with projection screens scattered about on the floor, at the right of the stage and cascading from the ceiling.

    Oscar showtime: This year vs. others 2009

  • When things are slow or when we need a little breather from mining the interweb, we will simply gaze through the laminated glass panes out to the waters of our ¼ fountain cascading down into a truncated void.

    Heavy Load-Exerting Concrete Body and Other Structural Near-Analogues 2008

  • With chants of ` ` J.R. '' cascading from the rafters, Smith sank half of his 3s in the fourth quarter, when he scored 23 points.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • What a fascinating notion -- that the presentation of text in "cascading phrases" can make something more readable, more understandable -- and suddenly poetry.

    Maybe they were on to something, Roger Sutton 2007

  • With boos cascading from the stands, the Bulls finally got a basket when Nocioni buried an 18-foot jumper, and they immediately regained the lead on Deng's steal and layup.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • As much fun as Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, and as packed with mind bending ideas about social changes cascading from the frontiers of science.

    Boing Boing: September 22, 2002 - September 28, 2002 Archives 2002

  • As much fun as Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, and as packed with mind bending ideas about social changes cascading from the frontiers of science.

    Boing Boing: December 22, 2002 - December 28, 2002 Archives 2002

  • TIP The name cascading style sheet is derived from how rules cascade from one style sheet to the other.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • TIP The name cascading style sheet is derived from how rules cascade from one style sheet to the other.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

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