echoes 1 of 2

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
But Thomas Tuchel took those echoes and put a colossal microphone in front of them, cranking up the decibels to make this failure worse than the others. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Whatever its international echoes, the exhibition incited local responses by far-right entities. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young. Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 The rural storytelling and fiddle music on the frontier inspired the emergence and growth of commercial country music and bluegrass music, while echoes of acoustic blues and protest songs can be heard in modern R&B and hip-hop. Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 There may be echoes of history on George’s first day. Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes. Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 The moment carries echoes of that famous photograph from a half-century ago. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
  • Oen Sujet’s catalog sounds equally like the product of a random number generator or a malfunctioning algorithm as of a deeply mercurial artist.
    Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • As scary as that sounds, Ford says there is already a fix for the issue, which, as some recent recalls have shown, is not always a guarantee.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Morton marveled over the contemporary aspect of the story — the idea that history often repeats itself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
  • Sullivan added that the damages awarded by the court represented only the beginning of potential consequences if Byrne repeats similar allegations.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Supporters embraced the insult as a badge of resilience, turning it into a satirical political campaign that amassed more than 21 million Instagram followers in a few days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Mascots, once an afterthought, are celebrities—Gritty, the beguiling ogre that represents Philadelphia’s hockey team, the Flyers, has significantly more Instagram followers than any of the team’s players.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Today, Argentine is primarily a residential neighborhood, with traces of its industrial past still visible throughout the community.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • The axes had traces of gold on the edge of them, suggesting this person worked with gold and probably other metals such as copper and bronze, Booth said.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Despite the impressive scale of the project, this intimate family feeling resonates throughout the resort.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
  • Building an editorial review into onboarding ensures every post uses messaging that resonates with customers and is relevant regardless of changes on your team.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • One piece of mail from the United Democracy Project quotes comments from Twitch streamer and El-Sayed fan Hasan Piker, such as a dark joke about 9/11, that Third Way tried to use months ago to hurt the progressive.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Indeed, the report itself quotes Hartig’s 2026 welcome to the museum’s special semiquincentennial exhibit.
    Marc Stein, Time, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The frontier labs keep shipping the next capability while the imitators are still training on the last one, and the value keeps accruing to whoever is ahead rather than to whoever copied the leader's previous answers.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The upcoming release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball will feature Back-to-Back Gold Logoman patch autographed one-of-a-kind cards of Ohtani and Judge, taking those relics from jerseys worn in each of their 2024 and 2025 MVP seasons.
    Larry Holder, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Common areas offer barbecue grill, picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, and Route 66 relics.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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