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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
  • And to bring this material, a lot of it which is sadly still resonant and relevant, but to bring it to new audiences.
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • My ears are still ringing from the most joyful celebrations outside the stadium.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • But concerns about the IPO poured in before the opening bell even started ringing.
    Zachary Karabell, Washington Post, 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 pacing is erratic and the sonorous voice-over narration doesn’t help either.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Metals are particularly sonorous, as anyone who has been around toddlers (and pots and pans) can testify.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
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
  • While a rep for Grande offered no information on the development, Reuters, quoting a source close to the singer, reported Grande's team was looking into how to remove the music from the video as soon as possible.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Local media outlets quoting unnamed sources and residents said a child was killed during the clash.
    Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • On the basketball court, Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler has carved a 14-year career by gliding through space with the melodic flow of an orchestra.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
  • There has never quite been a critical or scholarly consensus about them, but Bellini, whose music is suspended somewhere between Rossini’s precise brilliance and Donizetti’s rhetorical force, can move audiences with his melodic facility.
    Arya Roshanian, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • That personal element is part of why these scents are resonating.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
  • His criticisms appear to be resonating with voters.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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