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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
In mid-19th century Iran, painter Nowruz falls for a fearlessly defiant Roma fortune teller, sparking their desperate flight and a tragic saga echoing down generations, the synopsis runs. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026 That's paltry for the region this time of year, echoing the broader trend of a snow drought that has gripped the rest of Arizona and much of the Western United States. Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026 In a report on CNN’s website, Diamond wrote that the soldiers detained the crew, along with West Bank Palestinians, for two hours while echoing settler ideology, saying all the West Bank belongs to Israel and calling Palestinians terrorists. Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 King shouted, his voice echoing. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Taking on her first regular TV role since the pandemic, Seimetz wound up away from home in Toronto for six full months last year, echoing her intensive time making The Girlfriend Experience up in Canada a decade earlier. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 The listing would effectively turn Ackman’s investment vehicle into a permanent capital structure, echoing the model used by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 The marketing campaign will attempt to put a positive spin on California’s economy and business climate, echoing how Newsom typically responds when interviewers ask about corporate migrations and loss of population to other states. Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 Bonta said his office has sent letters to Bianco's agency over the last two months, echoing Weber's sentiment that his staff was not qualified to conduct a recount and that investigation sows distrust in elections. Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
  • His work combines rigorous reporting with a cinematic sensibility that makes complex stories both propulsive and emotionally resonant.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This enables smaller transformers and resonant parts, further reducing overall system size and resource requirements.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Conservation nonprofit Save Mount Diablo and other groups are ringing the alarm on efforts to open about 700,000 acres of land to oil and gas leasing.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Henard walked down the corridor, bells ringing all around him, to the double doors heading out, where Ivy gave him his own bell to ring, right there.
    Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Because the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have every intention of repeating as NBA Finals winners the second time around.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And the court said by repeating his intention not to talk, that's not an invocation of the right to remain silent.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The sonorous presence of actor Morgan Freeman will be one of the highlights of the Beatles on the Beach festival in Boca Raton on March 12-15, which will include a March 14 performance by Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • This rather vague-sounding job pays $117,960, with top earners getting $219,080.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Tech enthusiasts and industry analysts are sounding the alarm about RAMageddon, a shortage of random access memory chips crucial for running many consumer electronics.
    Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That followed a report from Iranian state TV's English-language broadcaster quoting an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America's ceasefire proposal and has its own demands for an end to the fighting.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That followed a report from Iranian state TV’s English-language broadcaster quoting an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America’s ceasefire proposal and has its own demands to end the fighting.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • A lot of dance music leans more dark and some of his melodic tendencies are brighter in a way, more major key.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The melodic and sunny set was infused with love, horns and abundant good vibes that set the tone for the rest of the night.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Right now in America, when our discourse has gotten so crass and mean-spirited that to show the underlying kindness of this show is really resonating.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Miles away in the nation's capital, Germantown Friends alumnus and current Howard University student Isaac Okewole is also resonating with the same song, along with his peers in the university's first a cappella group.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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