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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
Sweating, screaming, a whole arena echoing his every word – Brooks was rapturous. Heather Bushman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Suddenly, residents and officials in red states and swing districts such as Texas, Mississippi and Ohio are echoing progressive leaders like Bernie Sanders in calling for pauses on new data centers. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The first lady stood before a wall of American flags in a crisp sky-blue oversized Michael Kors shirt with the collar popped and a vivid red Dior pencil skirt, echoing the patriotic setting. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 This reminder to consumers is echoing around the outerwear market right now. Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2026 As immigrant Catholics were being demonized, echoing previous eras of American history, too many Catholics sided with the demonizers. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 In the film, an impossible snowfall in a Ugandan village becomes a political allegory, echoing colonial intrusion. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026 The controversy is at once new and familiar, reflecting both the dramatic changes that the proliferation of AI has wrought on book publishing and echoing other skirmishes this year in which authors have been accused of using AI. Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 East Portal Park was busy on Monday morning, with children bounding through the playground and the soft clunking of bocce balls echoing from the nearby courts. Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
  • Lifestyle photography and emotionally resonant copy don't move agents.
    Himanshu Sinha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This gives you a 26% discount on a premium portable speaker featuring resonant acoustics with booming bass, IP67 dust and waterproof durability, up to 20 hours of battery life, USB-C power-out charging, and Bose SimpleSync connectivity.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Crystal will also make a deep, long, ringing sound when it’s tapped, but glass will make a short thud.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The next thing the teen knew, his ears were ringing, and his friend was covered in blood.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In hopes of repeating, the Knicks are bringing back almost the same team as last season.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • To see how this works in practice, consider how Gemma might approach hiring Richard’s replacement to avoid repeating the same mistake.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Assuming the role of a human clapper, Holzinger struck its lip again and again, sending a sonorous peal across the Biennale grounds.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
  • In addition to his film, TV and theater work, Yun has also narrated a ton of Korean documentaries over the years thanks to his sonorous voice.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The desperate-sounding call that an eagle named Shadow let out early one morning, after his mate, Jackie, had gone missing, was not a bland biological fact.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • City and county leaders have been sounding the alarm about this amendment for months — warnings that echo through conservative as well as liberal counties.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sources tell the Journal that Apple is quoting a nine-figure budget for this program, but the deals might not include AI training rights.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sales adds quoting tools, Finance installs billing systems and RevOps layers on dashboards.
    Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Over the course of about a half hour on stage, Shonen Knife fed their Ramones like punk sensibility through a Beach Boys lens, producing a unique brand of jangly, melodic, hooky punk rock complete with gorgeous live harmonies.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Angels is relentless, melodic, and aggressive—Pocket Pet and Achilles are standouts—a darkly feverish run of glitchy and tense soundscapes.
    Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The film has strong festival and theatrical potential, resonating with audiences through its themes of disillusionment, resilience and collective memory.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That people seem to be resonating with [material] born out of the intimate conversations and collaborations among the creatives on the show.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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