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echoing

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verb

present participle of echo
1
as in ringing
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 repeating
to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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Recent Examples of echoing
Verb
On Monday afternoon, seven state Assembly members and two state senators issued a statement calling on the board to delay the vote, echoing criticism from Uber that the public had insufficient time to consider it or the reasoning behind the change. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Campbell said there might be fewer rides overall, echoing Uber's sentiments. Paris Barraza, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 Now, in New York, the legs, torso, and arms—cast in cement and plaster at various locations during my travels—have been assembled into a life-size sculpture measuring over six feet tall, echoing Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan. Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026 Beirich, the extremism researcher, said the signals from the highest ranks of the Republican party from the White House — including social media posts echoing white supremacists messages — are being heard across the party. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026 The sensation of ripping through six forward gears with the LT4’s stentorian roar echoing off a canyon wall is one of the best in motoring. Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026 The bells rang across the piazza, echoing over damp pavements, mosaics washed in late afternoon light, an earlier rain mirroring the Doge’s Palace against the marble surface. Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026 The choice of Studio 54 as the venue feels significant, echoing Pinkleton’s own remarks about the space. Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 Critics accuse him of minimizing abuse and echoing defense-style arguments rejected in court. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
  • To overcome this challenge, the team combined red and blue laser beams and passed them through a specialized chamber called an anti-resonant hollow core fiber.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The cello carried a low, resonant weight, a sound that seemed capable of lifting the room off the ground if allowed.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This year, this phone is still ringing.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • He’s sent on an assignment to write about a performance there by Black Sabbath, and approaches the back of the arena, ringing the doorbell at the bottom of a ramp leading into the arena.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The crystals in question contain tiny repeating patterns smaller than the wavelength of light.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
  • San Diego State won’t be repeating as the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament champions.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Recorded following the filming of his latest sci-fi, Ash (whose score is some of FlyLo’s most boilerplate, Stranger-Things-backwash sounding music yet), this short, seven-song EP dips back into the frantic BPMs of his earlier releases to see if there’s any juice left in the cartridge.
    Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Brands can publish more than ever while sounding less like themselves than ever.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Post, quoting unnamed sources, reported that the embassy refused and that Mullin then threatened them, though the actual threats were not reported.
    Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Zamora Wilson began a committee hearing last week by quoting Benjamin Franklin’s line about how giving up essential liberty for temporary safety makes one deserving of neither.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Producer Kid Harpoon uses Disco’s busy drums (often from Tom Skinner of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s the Smile) to meet pinging bass and melodic elements that systematically stack underneath Styles’s vocals.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In the mid-2010s, Young Thug borrowed from Future’s melodic blueprint, only for Future to co-opt Thug’s avant-garde vocal tics to get even weirder in his own right.
    Serge Selenou, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Voices resonating in the air, moving at the pace of thought.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The pairing of those throwback tracks with Long’s sharp, detailed choreography seems to be part of what’s resonating.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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