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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
There is no noise of a breaking string echoing in the distance — the stage direction that pushed Chekhov’s final dramatic landscape toward Beckettian absurdism before Beckett was born. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Scrunching buttered phyllo sheets instead of layering them flat creates dramatic height and shatteringly crisp texture, echoing spanakopita while remaining unfussy. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026 Since Coxon’s posts went viral, many of the posts echoing his views have come from staffers at Anthropic, OpenAI and Google. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 The case, now officially ruled a homicide, has drawn national scrutiny for echoing Mississippi’s history of lynchings, as police say suspect Jarques Ratliff knew Fortune and warn more arrests are likely. Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The soaring A-frame bar is the architectural showpiece, its timber ceiling echoing the jagged silhouette of the Brenta Dolomites beyond. Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 The nearby Le Relais Plaza—a beloved institution since 1936—remains the It-girl brasserie of Paris, its walls echoing decades of glamorous stories and societal secrets. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Roddick stood by the Grand Slam's late-night session format while conceding that a five-hour match could test viewers’ patience, echoing a concern raised by sports podcaster Bill Simmons. Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Their easy banter in a new AD video tour of the film set feels instantly familiar, echoing the dynamic between sisters Sally (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) nearly three decades after Practical Magic first cast its spell on audiences in 1998. Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
  • But there’s no mystery to it, no blurred edges or murky, resonant spaces of uncertainty.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The way Democrats have handled the issue of transgender rights is especially resonant for Jentleson.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Yet, despite that ringing endorsement, there seems at least a chance that this moment might also be the high-water mark for cut-up cattle.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Alarm bells are ringing over the rapid development of artificial intelligence as Congress weighs the technology’s national security potential against risks posed by unregulated growth.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Toshpulodzoda is a snapshot of a situation that keeps repeating itself under Descano, a Washington Examiner review of cases found.
    Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Most pressure-sensitive adhesives are based on polymers, long chains of repeating molecular units that become entangled with one another.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This shimmering, sonorous work, from one of our greatest living directors, moves through the peculiar landscapes of human interaction with certainty, eccentricity and grace, alighting on a generous if rueful conclusion.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But Leigh continued to hold out hope that her beloved would return, sounding much like Scarlett O’Hara.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Even as internal discussions were sounding the alarm, health officials were making reassuring statements to the public.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The drag queen, Alyssa Edwards, responded on social media, thanking Talarico and quoting the Bible.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Lee placed the partnership in the context of a broader argument about local content and global reach, quoting Martin Scorsese.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Van Sonderen continued with the duo Zonderling, alongside writing and production work across house, melodic techno, pop and hip-hop under his producer name, NSR.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And in January, when Winter gave a spellbinding solo performance at a New York club under the name Chet Chomsky, Green opened the show with her own set of bittersweet, melodic gems that sounded nothing like Geese.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is where past descriptions of yourself stop resonating, and new ones begin to take shape.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Anthony has a remarkable ability to tell stories that are deeply rooted in Singapore while resonating with audiences around the world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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