as in echoes
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 reverberates
On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
What kind of man reverberates as a bass line through the news coverage of the trial, the interviews with Dominique’s family members, the books, even my own writing.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Though the Rothschild accused of killing Diamond Bessie was eventually acquitted, the mystery surrounding her violent death still reverberates in Jefferson today.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The idea reverberates in recent efforts within domestic-violence advocacy to reframe victims’ solicitousness as a survival mechanism.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Seventy years have passed since the levee failure and the sound of it still reverberates in the memories of those who heard it and had the good fortune to survive.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
But, sorry, this reverberates here as simply all about the money.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
The film, which Jacir has spent eight years developing, centers on a group of Palestinian villagers whose lives are upended by British occupation, tracing the birth of a national movement that reverberates through generations.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
This is the kind of result that reverberates up and down the Premier League.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
What kind of man reverberates as a bass line through the news coverage of the trial, the interviews with Dominique’s family members, the books, even my own writing.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Though the Rothschild accused of killing Diamond Bessie was eventually acquitted, the mystery surrounding her violent death still reverberates in Jefferson today.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The idea reverberates in recent efforts within domestic-violence advocacy to reframe victims’ solicitousness as a survival mechanism.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Seventy years have passed since the levee failure and the sound of it still reverberates in the memories of those who heard it and had the good fortune to survive.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
But, sorry, this reverberates here as simply all about the money.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
The film, which Jacir has spent eight years developing, centers on a group of Palestinian villagers whose lives are upended by British occupation, tracing the birth of a national movement that reverberates through generations.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
This is the kind of result that reverberates up and down the Premier League.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Reverberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberates. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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