Meaning & use
cascade
To flow or fall in stages, or to spread through a system in a rapid chain of steps.
See it in a sentence
Water cascaded over the rocks after the heavy overnight rain.
The new policy cascaded through every department within a matter of days.
A note on using this word
Cascade is often used figuratively, describing how a change, failure, or piece of news spreads step by step.
Words with a similar meaning
tumbleflow
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