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also echos
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
Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The NovaCare Complex offers a natural silo where Hurts’ actions create the loudest echoes.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Soon, the demonstrations did indeed start, amplified echoes of the recent protests in Qom and Tabriz, which led Rafiq to pace the living room and proclaim ecstatically that this was it, this was the end of the Shah, that imperialist puppet of the West.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Echoes of 5 years ago This milestone anniversary carried echoes of the differences that erupted that day.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the president’s words, Webster heard echoes of his own thoughts about the strangulating overreach of an authoritarian government.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The echoes of past American misadventures are unmistakable.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Canada and Denmark, via Greenland, will hear echoes in the Arctic.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Ditto the echoes of The Civil War, also examining a battle that pit brother against brother, and The Vietnam War, in which America became the occupying imperial force failing to understand or successfully combat a domestic insurgence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
While the echoes of a pre-Chichén Itzá power still linger in every stone and shadow, contemporary Maya culture is thriving.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The NovaCare Complex offers a natural silo where Hurts’ actions create the loudest echoes.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Soon, the demonstrations did indeed start, amplified echoes of the recent protests in Qom and Tabriz, which led Rafiq to pace the living room and proclaim ecstatically that this was it, this was the end of the Shah, that imperialist puppet of the West.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Echoes of 5 years ago This milestone anniversary carried echoes of the differences that erupted that day.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the president’s words, Webster heard echoes of his own thoughts about the strangulating overreach of an authoritarian government.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The echoes of past American misadventures are unmistakable.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Canada and Denmark, via Greenland, will hear echoes in the Arctic.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Ditto the echoes of The Civil War, also examining a battle that pit brother against brother, and The Vietnam War, in which America became the occupying imperial force failing to understand or successfully combat a domestic insurgence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
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Against this backdrop, the idea of having 30% to 50% of your credit card debt forgiven sounds too good to be true.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The horn section sounds deep and crisp, punching out riffs on Kupka’s brawny bari foundation.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This pattern repeats elsewhere but with different outcomes.—
David Thomas,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The film observes how power repeats itself, taking different shapes yet following the same logic.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even followers of British royalty can make a heritage visit to the final resting place of Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of King Charles, who is entombed on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of followers from all walks of life, men and women, Black and white, lived as equals under the minister’s leadership.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fort Collins Police Services told CBS Colorado the building was closed to access in mid-December after concerning levels of meth traces were detected in the building.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Dating cave art is tricky and the team used a technique that analyzed chemical traces in mineral crusts that form on top of the paintings, sometimes called cave popcorn, to provide a minimum age for the art.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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International industry experts realize increasingly that Arabian beauty — especially fragrance, olfactive ingredients and craft — resonates not only at home but abroad, too.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In his dream speech, for example, King alludes to or quotes from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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The article quotes two current professors but doesn’t explore why other faculty members critical of the school were too frightened to speak on the record in what Corcoran described as a campus finally open to different opinions.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Although Rudolph’s concrete architecture was more complex and soulful than that of many of his imitators, that difference was often overlooked.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
13 Jan. 2026
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The film introduced new slang into the lexicon, repopularized surf rock, and spawned dozens of fast-talking imitators.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The historic downtown is full of antique mining relics and quirky businesses.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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The square Edelman and fellow students dug in, after determining the spot might yield interesting relics, did produce tiles, pieces of ceramic and more.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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