as in to echo
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the sound of thunder reverberated from one end of the mountain pass to the other

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Recent Examples of reverberate Levy’s portrayal of Eastwood’s professional and personal lives illuminates their inseparable connections, showing that his glorious body of work reverberates with a sense of history because his world view is itself a historical throwback. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025 Pray for the best, but be ready for the worst School board member Luisa Santos said that the federal funding cuts will reverberate throughout the district. Miami Herald, 17 July 2025 One year ago, the shooting of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was an extraordinary news story in the moment − and an event that would reverberate for him and in the American landscape. Susan Page, USA Today, 11 July 2025 Democratic former President Joe Biden’s administration renewed TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua in 2023, saying the effects of Hurricane Mitch still reverberated and that political instability, economic issues and damage from other storms warranted extending the protections. Reuters, NBC news, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for reverberate
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echo
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  • The kids' new-body names – Slightly, Tootles, Smee, Curly and Nibs – echo the Lost Boys from the famous 1904 book, which Kavalier reads from obsessively.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In an April 2025 video on their YouTube channel, Jason and Maddie echoed these same sentiments and explained how Jason's older siblings played a role in their decision to wait to have kids.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Reverberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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