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also echos
1
as in followers
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up
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2
as in traces
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization
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Recent Examples of echoes
Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The NovaCare Complex offers a natural silo where Hurts’ actions create the loudest echoes.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Soon, the demonstrations did indeed start, amplified echoes of the recent protests in Qom and Tabriz, which led Rafiq to pace the living room and proclaim ecstatically that this was it, this was the end of the Shah, that imperialist puppet of the West.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Echoes of 5 years ago This milestone anniversary carried echoes of the differences that erupted that day.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the president’s words, Webster heard echoes of his own thoughts about the strangulating overreach of an authoritarian government.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The echoes of past American misadventures are unmistakable.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Canada and Denmark, via Greenland, will hear echoes in the Arctic.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Ditto the echoes of The Civil War, also examining a battle that pit brother against brother, and The Vietnam War, in which America became the occupying imperial force failing to understand or successfully combat a domestic insurgence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
While the echoes of a pre-Chichén Itzá power still linger in every stone and shadow, contemporary Maya culture is thriving.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The NovaCare Complex offers a natural silo where Hurts’ actions create the loudest echoes.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Soon, the demonstrations did indeed start, amplified echoes of the recent protests in Qom and Tabriz, which led Rafiq to pace the living room and proclaim ecstatically that this was it, this was the end of the Shah, that imperialist puppet of the West.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Echoes of 5 years ago This milestone anniversary carried echoes of the differences that erupted that day.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the president’s words, Webster heard echoes of his own thoughts about the strangulating overreach of an authoritarian government.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The echoes of past American misadventures are unmistakable.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Canada and Denmark, via Greenland, will hear echoes in the Arctic.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Ditto the echoes of The Civil War, also examining a battle that pit brother against brother, and The Vietnam War, in which America became the occupying imperial force failing to understand or successfully combat a domestic insurgence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
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Block’s experience sounds extreme and readers of the book may wonder how this was allowed to happen to him.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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The narrator sounds lighthearted and free, almost as if the transformation was too easy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Tribune repeats his charge that AIPAC influenced local Orthodox rabbis to pressure Leon to drop out of the race.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The process repeats itself over and over again.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As her own beliefs begin to take idiosyncratic shape, Lee begins to engage a few followers.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her followers got a better look at her spacious kitchen's wooden cabinetry and light fixtures behind them.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rodgers and Tsvyk located the cheesecake container that Nasyrova had brought to Tsvyk's home and testing revealed traces of phenazepam.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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The firm builds exposure maps that visualize an individual’s digital vulnerabilities — linking addresses, relatives, dormant emails, old domains, platform accounts, leaked identifiers and dark-web traces into a single cohesive picture.—
Wyles Daniel,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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International industry experts realize increasingly that Arabian beauty — especially fragrance, olfactive ingredients and craft — resonates not only at home but abroad, too.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The article quotes two current professors but doesn’t explore why other faculty members critical of the school were too frightened to speak on the record in what Corcoran described as a campus finally open to different opinions.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Leapmotor quotes a 450-mile range on the WLTP cycle, which is always a little generous, so figure closer to 375 miles under the EPA protocol.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Although Rudolph’s concrete architecture was more complex and soulful than that of many of his imitators, that difference was often overlooked.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
13 Jan. 2026
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The film introduced new slang into the lexicon, repopularized surf rock, and spawned dozens of fast-talking imitators.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The historic downtown is full of antique mining relics and quirky businesses.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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The square Edelman and fellow students dug in, after determining the spot might yield interesting relics, did produce tiles, pieces of ceramic and more.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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