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also echos
1
as in followers
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up
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2
as in traces
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization
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Recent Examples of echoes
Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The incident — with a few uncomfortable echoes of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — has sparked concerns and questions.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Viewers can expect this tale of neocolonialism with echoes of #MeToo to leave a sour taste in their mouths.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
As the bodies dent the reflective metal surfaces, the sheets release piercing echoes.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
But the echoes of Covid will be hard for health officials to escape.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Still, there are plenty of uncomfortable echoes.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Because what Wilson created with Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a house of shadows and echoes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Some in the crowd said the effort to redraw lines has echoes of the past.
—Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The incident — with a few uncomfortable echoes of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — has sparked concerns and questions.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Viewers can expect this tale of neocolonialism with echoes of #MeToo to leave a sour taste in their mouths.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
As the bodies dent the reflective metal surfaces, the sheets release piercing echoes.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
But the echoes of Covid will be hard for health officials to escape.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Still, there are plenty of uncomfortable echoes.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Because what Wilson created with Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a house of shadows and echoes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
Verb
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This is the sort of thing that sounds difficult and, in practice, actually seems like a fairly easy ask?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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As agents take on more complex, multi-step work, the gap between intelligence that can be trusted and intelligence that merely sounds convincing widens.—
Joel Hron,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Verb
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As previously reported, the other late-night shows will cede the spotlight to The Late Show on Colbert’s final night, with both Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel airing repeats on May 21.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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In my experience leading an intelligent document processing (IDP) platform, this pattern repeats across industries.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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His suggestion drew scores of hosannahs from followers on X, who shared his lament that the magazine had become too critical of the industry and its leaders.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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The third member of the group, Abril Rios, previewed Monday's hearing to their 126 followers on TikTok.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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As a result, traces of Denisovan DNA live on in some humans today — something interbreeding geneticists call admixture.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Crucially, the entire supply chain traces back to quartz — essentially sand — with no dependency on China.—
Gene Berdichevsky,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Equal parts tragic and hilarious, Springfield resonates with the voice of a writer well studied in the Russian tradition of the grand epic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Pialat said the project resonates powerfully in today’s political climate.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit quotes comments on X, formerly known as Twitter, suggesting that at least some customers were moved to purchase Samsung TVs by the apparent endorsement.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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The place is also close to Seventh Avenue retail and restaurants and an eight-minute walk from the practice of a Jungian analyst who quotes Deborah Levy on his website.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
4 May 2026
Noun
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By early 1985, IBM—the computing giant that dominated corporate America—and its imitators had captured nearly half the personal computer market, up from about a third just months earlier.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Baseball is a copycat league, and success breeds imitators.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These poles are not relics but living records of family lineage, alliances, and legends.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Legend has it that these relics are the remains of martyrs from the early days of Christianity in Rome that were discovered in the 16th century in unmarked graves in the city's catacombs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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