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present tense third-person singular of echo
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as in sounds
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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as in repeats
to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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echoes

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noun

variants also echos
plural of echo
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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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Recent Examples of echoes
Noun
Game 1 of the World Series, a stunning 11-4 trouncing of the Dodgers, had echoes of the Skubal game. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes. Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025 Alexander Sovronsky is sound designer and audio engineer Hector Martinez makes sure that the echoes of waves crashing on a Caribbean beach, music by Sade (there’s a story that goes along with that in the play), an a capella singer in a folksy bar along with the cacophony of New York City is crisp. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 And in each individual voice there are echoes of other voices, contemporary or past, written or oral, political or philosophical, from the Bible or from newspaper articles, rumors about town, memories of someone long dead. Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025 If Tagovailoa's struggles continue, the echoes to trade for another quarterback like Sanders will only get louder. Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 There are a lot of echoes and rhymes inside his work. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes. Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism. JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • But if the thought of freezing cold isolation and bunk pods sounds more like punishment than adventure, Mongolia’s Gobi already offers glimpses of the otherworldly in a far more comfortable setting.
    Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And that all of course sounds nice (especially when introducing a customer base to your new brand).
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The big idea represented in this study is a pattern that repeats itself over and over in human physiology—tissues adapt themselves to the stresses placed on them.
    Peter Mason, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This story repeats itself, from Nero's Rome to Francisco Franco's Spain.
    Rev. Nathan Empsall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The account has now surpassed 15,000 followers.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • During his announcement, Skinner acknowledged that many of their followers were heavily invested in their relationship and would be devastated by the news.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These once-humble activities are reclaiming their place not as quaint relics, but as powerful tools for well-being.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Louvre houses over 33,000 works spanning antiquities, sculpture, and painting — from Mesopotamian artifacts and Egyptian relics to masterpieces by European artists.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Underparenting resonates with more parents today, especially in a society that pressures them to be actively engaged with every step their child takes.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
  • By likening the world to a stage and seeing ourselves as the actors living on it, this meta motif — while classical in concept — resonates strongly as a universal theme for those of us living today.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Grace quotes Zooey Deschanel's character, Thames grabs her face and kisses her out of the frame.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Dan Marino quotes lining the walls of Hard Rock Stadium fascinated the AD.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The suspects were identified thanks to the DNA traces, Franceinfo radio reported on Sunday.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The study authors looked at 13 samples and found no traces of typhus, but their work does not discredit the findings of the 2006 study, the researchers noted.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is something about your wife’s observation that rings true.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The stylish scion of a garment-industry family, Schier fell in love at first sight with the lobby, a double-height great room with a romantic balcony that rings the second level and a coffered Moorish ceiling.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025

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