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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
the resounding hubbub of the streets of New York City
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as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
the emcee announced the winner in a resounding voice that could be heard all the way to the back of the hall
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as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
a resounding chord
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as in emphatic
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
a resounding defeat for the opposition party
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as in praising
to proclaim the glory of
folk songs that resound the noble deeds of the nation's heroes of yore
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Recent Examples of resounding
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is seen as the frontrunner to take over after a resounding win in a special election in northwest England and securing his return to parliament.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
The 76ers have come up with back-to-back resounding victories to force a Game 7 that did not look feasible a few days ago.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Andy Burnham's resounding special election win in Makerfield last week sharpened the focus on Starmer's future.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is seen as the frontrunner to take over after a resounding win in a special election in northwest England and securing his return to parliament.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Verb
When Moses Sumney was first approached about working on the music for the film adaptation of playwright Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is, his initial response was an immediate, resounding no.
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Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
The 76ers have come up with back-to-back resounding victories to force a Game 7 that did not look feasible a few days ago.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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After Tuesday night’s noisy earnings report, FedEx is down around 1% in midmorning trading, off its lows of the session.
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McGee also prioritizes authentic community on platforms like Substack over noisy social media.
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The Brookhaven City Council unanimously approved a 40% hike in the city’s property tax rate earlier this week over loud opposition from some residents.
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The equalizer was exactly what Ecuador’s fans needed to get loud, roaring with joy after Germany's early lead was cut.
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About a dozen other Republican backers of the Iran war either declined or did not respond to requests for interviews or comment—hardly a ringing endorsement of their president’s negotiating prowess.
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On the other, giving up 24 goals in a five-game loss to a team that immediately forgets how to score and gets swept isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of a team being close to contending.
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Netherlands is coming off an emphatic 5-1 victory over Sweden and shares the Group F lead with Japan.
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By every instinct, this feels like an obvious and emphatic YES!
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Longtime friends Robert De Niro and Streep shared a friendly smooch during the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in 2018, following the actor's speech praising the star.
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Bruckheimer kicked off the conversation by praising Cue and the Apple team.
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Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.
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Ambassador Ali Bahreini rejected that suggestion on Tuesday, however, echoing a statement from the country's foreign ministry spokesman.
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The bear was almost on top of us when, with a deafening roar, the shot from both barrels smacked into that enormous shaggy head.
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That doesn’t mean the Avs can’t enjoy themselves, feel pride in an accomplishment or revel in the deafening roar when MacKinnon fired the perfect shot at the perfect time.
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The 19-year-old was mocked as a late first-round, early second-round selection.
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The group filed its second lawsuit after the supervisors approved a lease in December allowing United Airlines to make four daily round-trip flights from Carlsbad to San Francisco and Denver.
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“Resounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resounding. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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