as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
the reverberative sounds of the pipe organ filled every corner of the majestic Gothic cathedral
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverberative
Adjective
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At the moment, Breslow has its ringing endorsement.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026 -
But Malema was convicted of hate speech for making threats last year, and his party won less than ten per cent of the national vote in the most recent South African election—hardly a ringing endorsement of his ideas.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Women's Bracket Roundup Some of the first and second round women’s tournament games probably could’ve been called off by halftime.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ryun Williams of the Colorado State Rams speaks to his team during the second quarter against the Michigan State Spartans during a first round game of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Lloyd Noble Center on March 20, 2026 in Norman, Oklahoma.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The mix of calm bordeaux and vibrant green makes for interesting styling indeed.—
Jana Ackermann,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2026
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The streets of downtown Fort Worth will be transformed into a vibrant, open-air gallery as the 39th Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival returns with bold artwork, live entertainment and plenty of food and fun to fill the streets.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His work combines rigorous reporting with a cinematic sensibility that makes complex stories both propulsive and emotionally resonant.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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This enables smaller transformers and resonant parts, further reducing overall system size and resource requirements.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After a steal and dunk by Reed put UConn back up by six, Huskies coach Dan Hurley began waving his arms wildly at the fans behind his bench, exhorting them to be louder.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In order to make sure horses keep their cool among loud, unpredictable crowds, officers do desensitization training with speakers, sirens, inflatable tube men, kazoos, fireworks, flags and all manner of annoyances.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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By December of that year, the company—run by individuals with no evident track record in global sports management—had secured a powerful contract with the Argentine Football Association.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But its offense was still plenty powerful enough to send Houston back to its nearby campus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The 8-episode first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden boy older brother.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are traditional soups like Greek lentil and avgolemono, a lemony chicken soup with egg; and salads with golden beets or apples and gorgonzola.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The sonorous presence of actor Morgan Freeman will be one of the highlights of the Beatles on the Beach festival in Boca Raton on March 12-15, which will include a March 14 performance by Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Reverberative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberative. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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