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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
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Because what Wilson created with Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a house of shadows and echoes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
The echoes of the past walked through the building, only fitting in a Philly-Boston postseason rivalry.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Her rock-climbing skills also come in handy when she’s trapped in a narrow gorge, and soon after when a hairy ascent provides echoes of the prologue.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The canvases create confusingly affective echoes of defense tech’s cultural force-memeing.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
Many commentators have found echoes of the 1989 capture of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega in the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
—Tony Wood, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
After years working at Aman resorts across India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, Anand brings echoes of the brand’s ethos to his very own hotel.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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But does that have echoes in what’s going on outside our window?
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Because what Wilson created with Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a house of shadows and echoes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
The echoes of the past walked through the building, only fitting in a Philly-Boston postseason rivalry.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Her rock-climbing skills also come in handy when she’s trapped in a narrow gorge, and soon after when a hairy ascent provides echoes of the prologue.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The canvases create confusingly affective echoes of defense tech’s cultural force-memeing.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
Many commentators have found echoes of the 1989 capture of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega in the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
—Tony Wood, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
After years working at Aman resorts across India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, Anand brings echoes of the brand’s ethos to his very own hotel.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
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An exhilarating journey through 70 years of images and sounds from Lebanon, exploring Beirut’s collective psyche—marked by beauty, trauma, joy, and forgetting.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Equally unsatisfying is just how common this sequel sounds.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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With more companies reporting earnings next week, there are some names that could be in for big gains if history repeats itself.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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History repeats itself with the latest version of BMW’s flagship sedan.—
Stephen Edelstein,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dukes has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bishop encouraged followers to abandon their families and join his vision of a would-be utopia.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The original Marathon address is still on one of the buildings, and there are still little traces of RKO on the west side of the lot that haven’t fully disappeared.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Watson used a chemical that reacts with traces of blood, creating a bluish-purple color on the floor and counter of the bathroom.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Track what resonates, quadruple double down on patterns.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Rhythm Nation still resonates on a deep and profound level.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The place is also close to Seventh Avenue retail and restaurants and an eight-minute walk from the practice of a Jungian analyst who quotes Deborah Levy on his website.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
4 May 2026
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Welcome to May, quotes readers!—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Baseball is a copycat league, and success breeds imitators.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Karp’s telling, Basquiat is someone who Just Did Things, like today’s defense tech founders, who possess a similar kind of creative conviction, as opposed to the consumer tech imitators of yesteryear.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
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Legend has it that these relics are the remains of martyrs from the early days of Christianity in Rome that were discovered in the 16th century in unmarked graves in the city's catacombs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Channel Islands National Park, California A throwback to old California, the five-island park preserves paleolithic digs, frontier-era ranches and relics of Spanish exploration.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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