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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
Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Sirens echoed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with the nighttime skies over the latter lighted with bursts of yellow as missiles from Israel’s Arrow defense system lanced up to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
What echoes are created by the footsteps of people crossing its rooms, by the rain falling in its gardens?
—Katia Contreras, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
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Verb
German chancellor Friedrich Merz echoed this sentiment in a series posts on social media platform X, saying Germany was ready to influence the conflicting parties with all available diplomatic tools.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Sirens echoed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with the nighttime skies over the latter lighted with bursts of yellow as missiles from Israel’s Arrow defense system lanced up to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
The accusations against Brown echo allegations from a civil lawsuit Diaw filed in Los Angeles against the musician in October 2023.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
What echoes are created by the footsteps of people crossing its rooms, by the rain falling in its gardens?
—Katia Contreras, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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This is pretty much a quote from Willy, somewhat degraded by my memory and made more serious sounding by the character.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Sirens also sounded in the Gulf country of Bahrain, the interior ministry said in a statement on X.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Trump has repeated long-standing accusations that the Biden White House relied on an autopen to sign presidential pardons, executive orders and other key documents, claiming that its use cast doubt on their validity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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This would be repeated often during the match: in a stoppage for a blow to Federico Valverde to talk to Bellingham, in the breaks for hydration to help other players or with Tchouameni during the process of reviewing a penalty decision.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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What began as an intimate connection with fans has ballooned to 7.5 million followers between Instagram and TikTok.—
Xian Horn,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Jussie Smollett proposed to boyfriend Jabari Redd this weekend, bringing the good news to his followers via social media.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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As land and sea collapse, a mother and her son resist in their own ways, holding on to the fading traces of home, memory, and love.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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Whip the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until traces of the whisk appear.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The viral video has resonated widely, with owners of Great Pyrenees and other dogs chiming in with their own stories of canine cunning.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The impact of this difficult chapter in the family’s life continues to resonate — Kate and William’s support played a vital role in helping Liz fulfill many of her photography dreams.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Several political leaders have been quoted as to the president’s declining mental condition the last two years of his term.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The fact that memorization was a much bigger problem for the most popular books does suggest that Llama may have been trained on secondary sources that quote these books rather than the books themselves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Thanks to Gaia, scientists now can better gauge the amount of dark matter within our galaxy and have been able to track the Milky Way’s growth and evolution across eons via relic streams of stars strewn from ancient mergers with other, smaller galaxies.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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Primarily a relic of the Silent era, the technique would only be used for specific stylistic purposes today.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
Verb
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The effects of this immersion reverberate even to this day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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This loss reverberates because of what’s come before it and what looms after it.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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