Definition of resonatenext
as in to echo
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the deep sounds of the bassoon resonated through the concert hall

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Recent Examples of resonate Both performances should really resonate with their acting peers especially, making both Gisondo and Wever real possibilities for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Its ability to travel and resonate with other cultures, Salah believes, is what allows Burrell’s creation to endure. Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 The program starts with the comedian buying a few shares in SK Hynix, resonating with Korean retail investors — a group that accounts for one in four of the population. Justina Lee,lisa Kim, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 That move was largely popular, resonating with fans who did not want to see the club’s home of 133 years bulldozed, but Goodison could do with more investment. Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resonate
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  • The symmetry, the sense of exact echoing across a central median, an inescapable reversibility.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This echoed Frederick Winslow Taylor’s idea of scientific management, which sought efficiency through control and standardization of the labor process.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Maness, who spent the night clocking the hotel elevator’s comings and goings, said her room was on the first floor where sounds often reverberate.
    Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Where so many of her predecessors came alive only on the dance floor, Ojeda allows her subject matter to reverberate through the novel, inflecting every sentence with its shivery rhythms.
    Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Resonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resonate. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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