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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This quarterback versus ownership duel could have reverberations well beyond No. 5.
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Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The case could have reverberations in college sports, where NIL deals are largely unregulated, in part due to lenient state laws and in part due to legal and practical limitations on NCAA enforcement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
With Dirac Live Room Correction and Bass Control, users can use Dirac’s app and room correction technology to measure a room’s acoustics and eliminate standing waves, reverberations and other unwanted distortions.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the ranking Democrat on the panel, were able to review his FBI background check in recent days, yet to cause any serious political reverberations.
—The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The case could have reverberations in college sports, where NIL deals are largely unregulated, in part due to lenient state laws and in part due to legal and practical limitations on NCAA enforcement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
With Dirac Live Room Correction and Bass Control, users can use Dirac’s app and room correction technology to measure a room’s acoustics and eliminate standing waves, reverberations and other unwanted distortions.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the ranking Democrat on the panel, were able to review his FBI background check in recent days, yet to cause any serious political reverberations.
—The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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