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 Those quakes still reverberate to the present day. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 As the revitalization of Detroit continues to reverberate, more organizations are planning big events in the Motor City. Carol Cain, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The Kremlin is to some extent filling a vacuum left by Western troops, who were expelled by several governments in the Sahel between 2022 and this year as anti-Western sentiments reverberate around the region. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 Such visions reverberated throughout the early 1900s. Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reverberate
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  • The move echoed China's own shift away from its one-child policy, which expanded to two children in 2016 and three in 2021.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday night gave them plenty of practice at what that looks like, leaving behind a message after yet another loss that has been echoed too often during this flummoxing stretch.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Reverberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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