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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It’s been a year since the Pop Out, and the reverberations from the Kendrick vs. Drake battle are still being felt like aftershocks.
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Touré, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Impact felt across Gladstone The reverberations from the explosion were felt in the surrounding neighborhoods, too.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
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—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Not because the Hornets edged the Utah Jazz 110-106 at Spectrum Center, but because Charlotte’s latest victory was more about May 12 and the reverberations will likely be felt inside a conference room at the McCormick Place Convention Center off the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
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Touré, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Impact felt across Gladstone The reverberations from the explosion were felt in the surrounding neighborhoods, too.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
As the king and other royal family members led VE Day commemorations Monday, the reverberations of Harry’s bombshell interview are still being felt, and some of the scrutiny is likely to fall on the Duke of Sussex’s communications team, led by Maines.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Not because the Hornets edged the Utah Jazz 110-106 at Spectrum Center, but because Charlotte’s latest victory was more about May 12 and the reverberations will likely be felt inside a conference room at the McCormick Place Convention Center off the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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