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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
Topped with a silky mango foam, the cocktail is vibrant, refreshing, and effortlessly sippable—its bright golden hue echoing both ripe mangoes and the electrifying energy of a World Cup match. Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Opposition parties reacted swiftly to the resignation, largely echoing Healey's criticism of the government's defense policy. Elena Giuliano, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Versace’s strapless, knee-length satin dress is precisely draped, its folds echoing the movement of water. Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 10 June 2026 The i7 reads less like a fresh design and more like a close clone of the A1, echoing its proportions and layout so closely that the two feel nearly interchangeable at a glance. Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026 There, in an echoing room tucked beneath the stands of Citizens Bank Park, Marsh finds his feel for his swing each day. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Former detainees held at Camp East Montana detailed consistent abuses by guards in interviews with the USA TODAY Network, echoing allegations raised in the lawsuit. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Ridge has also successfully experimented with chenin blanc and falanghina, one echoing the ripeness and generosity of the famed Vouvray of France and the other, the crisp acidity of apple and tangerine. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 But Mace’s remarks on the House floor are now echoing across South Carolina. Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
  • The hallmarks of the Navy Blue sound are present—barely-there snares keeping time in the distance, string samples melting into reflective puddles, overtones from resonant piano lines.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
  • Zendaya and Domingo do great, resonant work, but even their empathetic portraits of suffering people can’t make this strange coda cohere.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • That disconnect is sending alarm bells ringing for Rachel Thornton, chief marketing officer for enterprise at Adobe.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 June 2026
  • My ears are still ringing from the most joyful celebrations outside the stadium.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • In an era when major cruise lines usually build ships in recognizable classes, repeating and refining a successful design across several vessels, that alone makes Epic unusual.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • In Nazi Germany, trans people were some of the first people who were attacked, and history is repeating.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • The work contains sonorous bouts of sorrow, but rage is its primary register.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators said the culmination of a case that began in February 2025 should greatly improve quality of life in the South Bronx, where people have been sounding the alarm for years about rampant drug use in the shopping district known as The Hub.
    Alice Gainer, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Gabriel Basso is sounding the alarm on the impact social media is having on human connection.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Other taxidermists in Middle Tennessee are quoting upwards of nine months to a year.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The petition said, partially quoting from a Florida Supreme Court decision.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The 306-page book use solos by Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis and other jazz immortals to provide melodic and rhythmic vocabularies for improvisation.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Its theme and melodic line have a retro, catchy quality, the kind that naturally evokes emotional resonance.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • His criticisms appear to be resonating with voters.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • The Sweet Spot Between Design and Fragrances Olfactory Signals’ echo is resonating further afield among design-native brands.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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