reverberation
noun
re·ver·ber·a·tion
ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated
2
a
: something that is reverberated
b
: an effect or impact that resembles an echo
Examples of reverberation in a Sentence
the reverberations of her voice
Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation.
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Regional reverberations Daniel Noroña, advocacy director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA, said the strike could embolden militarized responses across Latin America.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
This was a major improvement over past observations, where the final reverberations were too weak to be separated from the initial collision.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
While animation has traditionally been one of France’s biggest exports, international sales continue to wane for local toon shows – one of the symptoms perhaps of a fast-changing global market whose reverberations are being felt in Normandy.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
But even the Arctic Council isn't exempt from the reverberations of war in Eastern Europe, and from feeling the impact of the pariah status Russia gained among Western nations in the past few years.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
This was a major improvement over past observations, where the final reverberations were too weak to be separated from the initial collision.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
While animation has traditionally been one of France’s biggest exports, international sales continue to wane for local toon shows – one of the symptoms perhaps of a fast-changing global market whose reverberations are being felt in Normandy.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
But even the Arctic Council isn't exempt from the reverberations of war in Eastern Europe, and from feeling the impact of the pariah status Russia gained among Western nations in the past few years.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reverberation
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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