echoes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of echo
1
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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2
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
1
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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2
as in traces
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 echoes
Noun
The echoes of this resonant throughout the ages and the vibrations from such are more relevant than ever. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Audiences will no doubt see broad echoes of what could have been in Ali’s passionate and often ruthless Latif. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 The looks were presented in pairs to highlight affinities, variations and visual echoes that reflect the designers’ methodology and approach rooted in the principle of duality. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 And though unquantifiable, the echoes of the immense reputational damage that the innovative industry in Silicon Valley suffered as a consequence of Holmes's deception still reverberate to this day. — Taylor Dunn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 This is a technology, which Sheeran mastered in his early years as a busker, that lets a guy perform with himself, in echoes, alone, harmonizing with his own voice. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026 The Zombies’ records are notable for their production values, bringing in echoes and other effects for songs that in lesser hands would be simple unadorned rave-ups. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 White, Hampton tells Ditka, still can hear the echoes of Ditka on full blast. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Which helps, because from a macro perspective, the echoes of 1999 continue to redound in the background. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
  1. sounds
  2. repeats
  3. followers
  4. traces
  5. resonates
  6. quotes
  7. imitators
  8. relics
Verb
  • In several descriptions of these amateur events, including some of his own, Hemingway sounds less like a matador than a rodeo clown.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • If all of this sounds stressful, then the first-gen foldable life might not be for you.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sounds
Verb
  • This pattern repeats throughout the store, which is bigger, although only by a little, than Lotte Market.
    — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually one of those two meets up with the first planet, and the whole situation repeats.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeats
Noun
  • First was comic and content creator, George Brett Olson, who did a breakdown (watch it below) accusing an AI Instagram account with 300,000 followers of seemingly ripped off his joke word for word.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The series has nearly 1 million followers across TikTok and Instagram.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of followers
Noun
  • There was also a similar threat in 2023 when election offices in California, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon and Washington state received mailings that contained a white powder, some of which contained traces of the powerful opioid fentanyl, NBC reported.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday night, investigators worked into the late hours using luminol, a chemical that can reveal traces of blood not visible to the naked eye.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of traces
Verb
  • Seeing what resonates with consumers and how that translates into numbers is something Fields has long been passionate about.
    — Colleen McKown, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The enrollment cut comes as part of a larger Republican strategy to focus on fraud in government programs, including Medicaid and hospice care, which polls show resonates with GOP voters.
    — Julie Appleby, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of resonates
Verb
  • Ledgebrook gave him a bot that quotes live against its systems at prices about 25% higher than the company would normally charge.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Each clinic quotes differently, communicates differently, and plans recovery differently, and the patient does the reconciling, usually in a second language and sometimes on their own.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of quotes
Noun
  • Deafheaven broke the mold by introducing blinding light to rock music’s darkest corner, but after wave upon wave of imitators, the only subversion left is to blot out the sun.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Dadaists used this gleefully and compulsively (see René Clair and Francis Picabia’s wacky Entr’Acte); so, famously, did Hideo Nakata in Y2K hit The Ring and countless imitators.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of imitators
Noun
  • The presentation positioned Zelda products almost as relics representing an ancient myth passed down through history.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of relics

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“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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