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 The legal battle would unleash political and social forces that reverberate today. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 These economic impacts were only starting to reverberate. Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Since the United States is the planet’s largest economy and its main financial node, what happens there reverberates everywhere. Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025 The shocks are likely to reverberate throughout fashion’s supply chain. Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reverberate
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  • This would have echoed Pat Benatar’s induction three years ago, where the Rock Hall inducted both Benatar and her husband and musical partner, Neil Giraldo.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The letter from the group of university presidents echoed Garber’s remarks.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Reverberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberate. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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