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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
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Hallie Santos, a community manager at a Phoenix ad agency, echoed Schneider's comments.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Detecting chemical radicals The testing showed that MoQNs maintain full quantum functionality in the cellular environment, performing complex tasks such as spin-echo measurements and relaxometry.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Commissioner Steve Glassman echoed the refrain.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Hallie Santos, a community manager at a Phoenix ad agency, echoed Schneider's comments.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Noun
Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Detecting chemical radicals The testing showed that MoQNs maintain full quantum functionality in the cellular environment, performing complex tasks such as spin-echo measurements and relaxometry.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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The second provision may sound appealing.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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That itself sounds exciting enough, but the reality is an even wilder ride.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Alyssa Ton of Fountain Valley repeated as the 200 and 500 freestyle champion.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Tom Ryan repeated as coach of the year.—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Last year, the Auschwitz Memorial Museum — after hearing from numerous followers about such posts — published a warning about AI Holocaust posts.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The 21,000-square-foot home sits on the land where actress Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant, was killed in August 1969 by followers of cult leader Charles Manson.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Our protoplanetary disk has long since evaporated, as has any trace of a circumstellar debris disk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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The last trace of Boston Jersey or George Walker was his discharge from a different ship, the HMS Deptford, in August 1753, probably in Port Mahon in Menorca, according to the National Trust.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Asked whether Raman’s framing resonated politically, Schnur said many voters tune into the debate primarily to hear candidates discuss policy positions and leadership priorities, making arguments about political maneuvering potentially harder for casual audiences to follow.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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What really resonates with me are the creative aspects and tangible insights about brands and businesses.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The origin of the drones was unclear, but the French news agency AFP quoted Vyacheslav Chaus, governor of the neighboring Chernihiv region in Ukraine, as saying that Russian craft have been constantly hovering over the area and impeding the fire response.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Housing, government accountability and public safety were top concerns quoted by all four, one of whom will represent the district that covers Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton and parts of Anaheim.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Baseball is a copycat league, and success breeds imitators.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Karp’s telling, Basquiat is someone who Just Did Things, like today’s defense tech founders, who possess a similar kind of creative conviction, as opposed to the consumer tech imitators of yesteryear.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
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Why the Stars want Jamie Benn back In an era where loyalty is for losers and a relic from a bygone era, the Stars and Benn’s feelings for the other are old school.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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Legend has it that these relics are the remains of martyrs from the early days of Christianity in Rome that were discovered in the 16th century in unmarked graves in the city's catacombs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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