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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
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
There are echoes of those campaigns this term; Arsenal led the standings for the majority of those seasons and is stuttering.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
By illuminating the chilling echoes of 1929 in Hamas’ massacre of October 7, 2023, Schwartz illustrates how little has changed — and how much of our perspective must change if peace is ever to come to this land and its people.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
For younger Japanese Americans, many of them descendants of those incarcerated, the echoes of a traumatic family history resonate today.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These kinds of echoes were all over the two shows.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Especially in scenes featuring a band’s de facto leader and a willful drummer, there are also thematic echoes of Peter Jackson’s documentary about The Beatles, another example of the above dichotomy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
The marketing and positioning of actresses in their roles is tougher than it’s been in recent years because of the insult machinery of man-boy social media and its echoes across society more widely.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
The people’s need for freedom has always been vocalized through protest, and the echoes of what’s happening there and what’s happening in Minneapolis are eerily similar.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
There are echoes of those campaigns this term; Arsenal led the standings for the majority of those seasons and is stuttering.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
By illuminating the chilling echoes of 1929 in Hamas’ massacre of October 7, 2023, Schwartz illustrates how little has changed — and how much of our perspective must change if peace is ever to come to this land and its people.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
For younger Japanese Americans, many of them descendants of those incarcerated, the echoes of a traumatic family history resonate today.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These kinds of echoes were all over the two shows.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Especially in scenes featuring a band’s de facto leader and a willful drummer, there are also thematic echoes of Peter Jackson’s documentary about The Beatles, another example of the above dichotomy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
The marketing and positioning of actresses in their roles is tougher than it’s been in recent years because of the insult machinery of man-boy social media and its echoes across society more widely.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
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Saying the house is like a character too sounds a bit lame.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The purpose is for the throw to reach the bag before the buzzer sounds.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This year marks the Year of the Fire Horse, the 43rd combination in the traditional sexagenary cycle, which repeats every 60 years.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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This pattern repeats throughout the health care system.—
Jared Rhoads,
STAT,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Named after the 19th-Century Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston, the cat quickly garnered a large online fanbase, boasting nearly 100,000 followers as of Tuesday who closely tracked his adventures across Westminster.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Overnight sensations usually gain followers.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Containers that have traces of food and are left at room temperature will quickly develop mold spores.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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The following day, Nanos confirmed that her disappearance was being investigated as a crime and revealed that traces of Nancy's blood had been discovered on her porch.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For Babenko, the story of Aeneas resonates beyond the stage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Just 29 of his 462 league appearances were made in the Welsh club’s colours, and yet, even now, two-and-a-half years after hanging up his gloves for the final time at the age of 40, the second of two stints at The Racecourse Ground still resonates.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The front entrance also features the bronze sculpture Hands of Peace by Henry Azaz, which quotes a blessing in the Book of Numbers.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kimmel quotes from one popular manual, published in 1916, that advised quieting a crying baby by flipping it over and administering a vigorous spanking.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The imitators are increasingly convincing, especially as AI image and video generators get better by the day.—
John Whyte,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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That's the beloved appetizer consisting of six yellow peppers stuffed with shrimp that family matriarch Carmen Murguia brought to California from the border town of Mexicali, creating what may be the area’s most popular Mexican dish and inspiring countless imitators.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some people signed up to visit the relics when the exposition was first announced in October, and they were slotted into 10-minute increments starting Sunday morning.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Several wrecks and relics have been found in the region in recent years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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