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also echos
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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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as in relics
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
JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Taken together — lax credit standards resurfacing, leveraged firms falling out of favor, speculative flows unmoored from fundamentals — the echoes with past turning points are fanning a spirit of discipline among a cohort of big money managers.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Some see echoes of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s that went bust in the early 2000s.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Through his phone, Ron holds a portal into the unknown; a void filled with sporadic echoes and ostensible connections.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Just like the island itself, their stories are separated by time but strangely intertwined – echoes of the past resurfacing in the rhythms of the present.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
There were echoes of Parcells in the way that Glenn conducted training camp this summer, one of the most physical this franchise has seen in years.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
No doubt there were many reasons the Chiefs woke up the echoes and restored a certain sense of order on Sunday with a 37-20 clobbering of visiting Baltimore, a presumptive rival for the AFC berth in the Super Bowl.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Taken together — lax credit standards resurfacing, leveraged firms falling out of favor, speculative flows unmoored from fundamentals — the echoes with past turning points are fanning a spirit of discipline among a cohort of big money managers.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Some see echoes of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s that went bust in the early 2000s.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Through his phone, Ron holds a portal into the unknown; a void filled with sporadic echoes and ostensible connections.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Just like the island itself, their stories are separated by time but strangely intertwined – echoes of the past resurfacing in the rhythms of the present.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
There were echoes of Parcells in the way that Glenn conducted training camp this summer, one of the most physical this franchise has seen in years.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
No doubt there were many reasons the Chiefs woke up the echoes and restored a certain sense of order on Sunday with a 37-20 clobbering of visiting Baltimore, a presumptive rival for the AFC berth in the Super Bowl.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
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Rather, the album sounds and feels like it was made by thoughtful practitioners of a genre, not tourists attempting to tap into nostalgia, using disco as an incisive tool of commentary on the now.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Cloud Quilt The Cloud Quilt is designed to feel as dreamy as the name sounds, and like the Pick-Stitch quilt, it’s made with a blend of cotton and linen fabrics to keep you comfortably warm throughout the night and morning.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump repeats threat to move World Cup games away from Boston after mayor boasts current hosting rights.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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This process repeats roughly a dozen times each day, with some trucks transporting grain or fertilizer to customers in Illinois and Minnesota.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kurt Caz, a white South African social-media star with millions of followers across platforms, first gained popularity through filming his defiant tours of dangerous neighborhoods in countries such as Venezuela and Kenya.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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As the leader of some 50 million Catholic followers in the United States, the Pope is perhaps the second-most influential American in the world.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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From the speed of AI to the shifting policy environment, the theme of Leading in a Dynamic World resonates.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Women want to see media that resonates with their lived experience, according to research from the Geena Davis Institute, which studies representation in media.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Dan Marino quotes lining the walls of Hard Rock Stadium fascinated the AD.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hell, there’s an entire TikTok channel that just features a guy reading different Bourdain quotes over travel montages and, sometimes, Bourdain clip shows.—
Tres Dean,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But traces of what might kill Napier still shone through.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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If life ever existed on Mars, traces of it might still be frozen beneath the planet's icy surface.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The stylish scion of a garment-industry family, Schier fell in love at first sight with the lobby, a double-height great room with a romantic balcony that rings the second level and a coffered Moorish ceiling.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
14 Oct. 2025
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Memories are unearthed, resentments are shared, emotions are felt — and very little of it rings true.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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