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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
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Another echoed that same sentiment, siding with the poster’s reluctance to share.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The Quintosapore innovative farming project may be nestled in the verdant and peaceful Umbrian hills, but echoes of Hollywood and Cinecittà are not too distant.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Other former Prime Ministers, including Junichiro Koizumi and Yoshihiko Noda, have since echoed that sentiment.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Another echoed that same sentiment, siding with the poster’s reluctance to share.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Moura sees echoes between his country’s recent struggles and the United States’ own democratic challenges.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The Quintosapore innovative farming project may be nestled in the verdant and peaceful Umbrian hills, but echoes of Hollywood and Cinecittà are not too distant.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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This eye cream is loaded with some fancy-sounding stuff.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes did not lower his torso for a baseball slide but instead his shoulder to deliver a hit, and, wait, isn’t this starting to sound a lot like a week earlier?—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Robots also offer consistency, repeating trials with no fatigue or variation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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But even more meaningful was the opportunity to have conversations that weren’t premised on the idea that Zohran had a hard ceiling in this race, something journalists and editors from more establishment outlets repeated ad nauseam until the final days of the primary.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With 254,000 followers on Instagram, Bambi is well-loved by her online community—something that gives her owner joy.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mother-daughter business, which boasts more than 17,000 Instagram followers, began in 2024 when Sara Janusik thought of starting a mobile coffee shop.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Likewise, the internet has made fundraising much easier with the use of online payment methods, which are easy to set up and difficult to trace.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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While performance is a major part of their lives individually—Tracey becoming a chorus line dancer, the narrator becoming an assistant to a pop star—a performance element that is particularly striking here is the way Smith traces dance from past to present, from Africa through the diaspora.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The message resonated with the Creative Coalition’s mission of protecting and supporting the arts through education and advocacy for programs such as the NEA.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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While the craftsmanship and design acumen were clear, what resonated most was the message.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But users will have control over how they are quoted.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That instinct to merge craftsmanship with culture has kept him ahead of imitators.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Build a content machine that runs so fast, followers see you as the source, not the imitators.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Investors and policymakers should brace for a world where 2% becomes a relic, not a reality.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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