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verb

present participle of reverberate
as in echoing
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 reverberating
Verb
When the band raced to a halt, the crowd went absolutely crazy, its cheers reverberating across the park. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 Oct. 2025 The first song found the K-pop superstar delivering raw vocals over reverberating guitar and nailing delicate runs. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 Catfish‘s status was up in the air following the official closing of the Paramount Skydance merger in August, which is sure to result in further shakeups reverberating through content decisions and staff layoffs. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025 The events in Brasília are reverberating beyond Brazil. Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Those impacts risk reverberating through the rest of these students’ lives and into our economy through an underprepared talent supply. Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 My ears heard the full initial sound of the piano key but almost none of its aftermath, its reverberating resonance. Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025 Building on this, two researchers at Colgate University in New York have shown that dark-matter particles that formed from a Dark Big Bang would create gravitational waves that would still be reverberating around the universe today. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024 The downward notes reverberating from Cristal Baschet sound out seemingly every time Lawrence’s heart sinks or doubt surfaces about one of the candidates for the papacy. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverberating
Adjective
  • But the first five innings Tuesday were a ringing endorsement for the Dodgers’ cautious approach to Ohtani’s rehab and return from a second Tommy John surgery.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Bravo to Netflix for their ringing endorsement of biodiversity with its commitment to purchase Funga’s carbon credits.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The tassel detail adds softness and a classic detail, while echoing the warm white wall color.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
  • If the key is taken to be some primordial tradition, echoing faintly across world literature after tens of millennia, any effort to pin it down looks hopeless.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As if hitting a 100-mph ball with a round bat wasn’t hard enough!
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Choose healthy plants, preferably ones with round leaves, such as jade plants.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The pattern included a vibrant red floral motif that cascaded from the bodice of the dress to the hem of the skirt, with shades of muted metallic gold and dark tones featured throughout.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rich in seafood and history, Rockport was once a vibrant hub for the export of timber and granite, and a dock was built in 1743 to make shipments easier.
    Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • All our films are going to be deeply human and emotionally resonant.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The psychological drama between these two characters opens up a lot of bigger themes that feel very resonant in the world today, globally.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Reverberating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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