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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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Recent Examples of echoing
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
First, thorough screening efforts should be used to evaluate emotional regulation and affective resilience as rigorously as memory or movement, echoing the rigorousness of screening methods in, for instance, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes.
—Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
For months, the city council had also debated the possibility of extending alcohol hours past midnight, echoing Kissimmee, but ultimately the council voted to keep the same hours.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Queta said the Celtics aren’t yet concerned about a potential Embiid return, echoing similar statements made by White and Pritchard before Game 3.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Downstairs, the lobby’s green wall and floral mosaic signal the hotel’s broader design philosophy, echoing Toronto’s parks and natural spaces in an urban interior that still feels crisp and contemporary.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
And India’s famed Bollywood film industry has been churning out movies echoing that with movies often featuring macho Hindu men fighting Muslims.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Although United want to add two midfielders, doing both at a price point in the £70m-plus region — echoing their three big signings last summer — might be beyond their finances this time round, given the further squad strengthening required.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted to decriminalize drug paraphernalia, echoing a move Minnesota lawmakers made years ago.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Morgan Stanley said the path back to stronger margins may also depend on driving enough sales to absorb investments — echoing Smith's comments at the investor day.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
First, thorough screening efforts should be used to evaluate emotional regulation and affective resilience as rigorously as memory or movement, echoing the rigorousness of screening methods in, for instance, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes.
—Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
For months, the city council had also debated the possibility of extending alcohol hours past midnight, echoing Kissimmee, but ultimately the council voted to keep the same hours.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Queta said the Celtics aren’t yet concerned about a potential Embiid return, echoing similar statements made by White and Pritchard before Game 3.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Downstairs, the lobby’s green wall and floral mosaic signal the hotel’s broader design philosophy, echoing Toronto’s parks and natural spaces in an urban interior that still feels crisp and contemporary.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
And India’s famed Bollywood film industry has been churning out movies echoing that with movies often featuring macho Hindu men fighting Muslims.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Although United want to add two midfielders, doing both at a price point in the £70m-plus region — echoing their three big signings last summer — might be beyond their finances this time round, given the further squad strengthening required.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted to decriminalize drug paraphernalia, echoing a move Minnesota lawmakers made years ago.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
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The sound bath and a chiming bell provide a resonant echo in which attendees visibly relax, most with their eyes closed.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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With America celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026, there has never been a more resonant time to walk it.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The phones have been ringing all morning and Robinson decides to allow some of the callers on the air to offer their tributes to Zeta 7.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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And when phones are ringing off the hook here, that creates pressure.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Interior designer Amanda Reynal also stresses the importance of using building materials thoughtfully, which often means using fewer and repeating them.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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The rings arise because the metal softens as the can compresses, then stiffens, then compresses and stiffens again, repeating the pattern until the compression is complete—akin to something called homoclinic snaking.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Metals are particularly sonorous, as anyone who has been around toddlers (and pots and pans) can testify.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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Cloudy, reverberating bass mingles with sonorous, textural guitar loops courtesy of Mark Clifford, while Sarah Peacock’s spellbinding vocals ooze over the mix.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Thomas, who was involved in other environmental causes, was widely credited by peers with sounding the alarm for broader conservation issues, including the potentially negative impact of explosive residential growth.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Like those albums, LP4 operates with its own sense of logic and time, sounding alternately playful and deadly serious, proudly complex and refreshingly pared back.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, in the White House briefing room this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio filled in for Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary now on maternity leave, quoting rap lyrics in response to questions about Iran.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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First, my kid and her friends are still quoting that AI-garbage wrestling podcast that went unbelievably far off the rails.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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With her relentlessly melodic fourth album, Maitreya Corso (out today), Maya Hawke is starting to establish a sonic lane of her own, combining Aimee Mann-level musicality with hyper-literate, polygraph-test confessional lyrics.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Staccato right here, melodic right here.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But that prototype is resonating.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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During an exclusive astrology reading for the PEOPLE App, the yoga instructor and entrepreneur, 42, didn’t hesitate to own her Capricorn sun, deeply resonating with this Earth sign’s relationship with authority, resilience and responsibility.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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