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as in follower
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization
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Recent Examples of echo
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The Cuban Embassy in the United States echoed Díaz-Canel’s words.
—Sarah Moreno
may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
But the echoes of Covid will be hard for health officials to escape.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Verb
Earlier, Xi greeted Putin outside the Great Hall of the People in a welcome ceremony that echoed the one for Trump during his state visit last week.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The Cuban Embassy in the United States echoed Díaz-Canel’s words.
—Sarah Moreno
may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Noun
As the bodies dent the reflective metal surfaces, the sheets release piercing echoes.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
But the echoes of Covid will be hard for health officials to escape.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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Budget belt-tightening has Massachusetts teachers sounding the alarm, warning that over 1,000 positions are currently sitting on the chopping block at schools across the state.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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That may all sound like nitpicking, but Trost said the impact has been astounding.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Harel aims to repeat as state champion.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Researchers have searched for repeating structures within it, such as identical circular arrangements that would indicate a compact universe.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
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With more than four million followers and billions of views across platforms, Garg has built a global fanbase through her sharp, deeply relatable observations on family, culture, and modern life.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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Artists like Cameron Rowland and Jumana Manna place objects shaped by invisible systems of power in galleries, inviting viewers to consider their provenance—to see the material traces that politicized systems leave on everyday life.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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Most of the components are off-the-shelf and difficult to trace.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Microsoft, which widely promotes its Copilot technology, has lagged behind internet rivals in creating AI tools and services that resonate with users.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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As someone who lives surrounded by powerful nature, mud, forests, mountains, and water, this place immediately resonated with me.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Positions have moved closer in recent days, Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted Baghaei as saying.—
Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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And these are now increasingly fragile as a result of global unrest, climate change and a host of imitators.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
19 May 2026
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The dish everyone comes for is the spicy rigatoni vodka, a plate that’s launched a thousand imitators across the country.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Today, many may view it as a relic.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Everlane is not the only relic of the ethical consumption era to find itself in ignominious circumstances.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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