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verb (1)

past tense of sound
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as in echoed
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the stranded hiker's cries for help sounded throughout the canyon

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sounded

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verb (2)

past tense of sound
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as in scaled
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot sounded the river to make sure we weren't in any danger of running aground

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as in plunged
to cast oneself head first into deep water a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded

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Adjective
  • While his cap hit remains $10 million in each of the next two seasons, he will be owed only $4 million in those seasons because of said bonus.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • If that person was willing to perform said abuse on a monkey on camera, they were paid a small fee.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • There was no voiced opposition, though a representative for the Association of Independent Commercial Producers did amend its support, contingent on the addition of commercials as eligible projects.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The decline in the dollar this year, Haworth said, has been much more pronounced than any offloading of Treasuries.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 June 2025
  • This disparity would get even more pronounced if the credit grows, Curran says, with that two-adult, two-child family now needing to earn $48,000 to claim the full credit.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Adding a race in San Diego would accomplish NASCAR’s stated goal of returning to Southern California, a move likely to be popular in the garage and throughout the sport’s landscape.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • As Moscow continued hammering civilian targets, contrary to Mr. Trump’s stated wishes, the U.S. president expressed some skepticism about Mr. Putin’s good faith.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
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“Sounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounded. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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