echoes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of echo
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as in sounds
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft

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as in repeats
to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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echoes

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noun

variants also echos
plural of echo
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as in followers
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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Recent Examples of echoes
Noun
But Thomas Tuchel took those echoes and put a colossal microphone in front of them, cranking up the decibels to make this failure worse than the others. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Whatever its international echoes, the exhibition incited local responses by far-right entities. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young. Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 The rural storytelling and fiddle music on the frontier inspired the emergence and growth of commercial country music and bluegrass music, while echoes of acoustic blues and protest songs can be heard in modern R&B and hip-hop. Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 There may be echoes of history on George’s first day. Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes. Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 The moment carries echoes of that famous photograph from a half-century ago. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
  • Early on, the Pisces Moon in your 3rd House of Communication opposes Venus in your 9th House of Perspective, creating tension between what sounds nice and what is actually true.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • From faux foliage on the ceiling to animal sounds playing softly in the bathroom stalls, the whole experience feels as if the Rainforest Cafe was rebranded for adults with deep pockets.
    Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • If a robot falls or repeats a violent motion, move away immediately.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Morton marveled over the contemporary aspect of the story — the idea that history often repeats itself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • The Shapiros were accused by some followers of bringing Kala into their family for financial gain.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In The Bacchae, Dionysus becomes violent only because his existence has been denied and his followers persecuted, and his maenads similarly become destructive only when pursued.
    Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Neither company has released execution traces or an independent postmortem.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Although the fighting ended with the July 27, 1953, armistice agreement, the traces the war left behind serve as enduring reminders of the past, ensuring that history is not only remembered but passed onto future generations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • If the latter better resonates with your ideal vacation vibe, book a dog-friendly room at Grand Wailea.
    Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Echoes of Art Nouveau reverberate in scenes redolent of Biblical iconography and Eurasian folklore, though her style resonates somewhere in the fathomless spaces between reference points.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • One piece of mail from the United Democracy Project quotes comments from Twitch streamer and El-Sayed fan Hasan Piker, such as a dark joke about 9/11, that Third Way tried to use months ago to hurt the progressive.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Indeed, the report itself quotes Hartig’s 2026 welcome to the museum’s special semiquincentennial exhibit.
    Marc Stein, Time, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Boards can adopt it, investors can ask for it, cities can condition incentives on it, and the companies with the best results have the most to gain from standards, because standards are how leaders get distinguished from imitators.
    Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The recent release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball features Back-to-Back Gold Logoman patch autographed one-of-a-kind cards of Ohtani and Judge, taking those relics from jerseys worn in each of their 2024 and 2025 MVP seasons.
    Larry Holder, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Without a mentor to guide him, Aang spends his spare time hunting for Air Nomad relics in an attempt to connect with his ancestry.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026

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