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echoing

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verb

present participle of echo
1
as in ringing
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft

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2
as in repeating
to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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Recent Examples of echoing
Verb
Morgan Stanley said the path back to stronger margins may also depend on driving enough sales to absorb investments — echoing Smith's comments at the investor day. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 First, thorough screening efforts should be used to evaluate emotional regulation and affective resilience as rigorously as memory or movement, echoing the rigorousness of screening methods in, for instance, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026 For months, the city council had also debated the possibility of extending alcohol hours past midnight, echoing Kissimmee, but ultimately the council voted to keep the same hours. Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Queta said the Celtics aren’t yet concerned about a potential Embiid return, echoing similar statements made by White and Pritchard before Game 3. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Downstairs, the lobby’s green wall and floral mosaic signal the hotel’s broader design philosophy, echoing Toronto’s parks and natural spaces in an urban interior that still feels crisp and contemporary. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 And India’s famed Bollywood film industry has been churning out movies echoing that with movies often featuring macho Hindu men fighting Muslims. Diaa Hadid, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026 Although United want to add two midfielders, doing both at a price point in the £70m-plus region — echoing their three big signings last summer — might be beyond their finances this time round, given the further squad strengthening required. Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted to decriminalize drug paraphernalia, echoing a move Minnesota lawmakers made years ago. Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoing
Adjective
  • That's part of why the brand is still so resonant, even for adults.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This year’s recipients have created stories that are deeply personal yet universally resonant, exploring themes of identity, connection, and belonging with honesty and nuance.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Wedding bells are ringing for Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The volume was loud – at least one listener’s ears were ringing four hours after the concert ended – but Springsteen’s is one of the few rock acts whose music literally demands such auditory excess (most groups use volume to mask mediocrity).
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Freeling helped lead a Georgia team that went 11-1 in the regular season before repeating as SEC champions with a 28-7 win over Alabama and a second straight College Football Playoff quarterfinal appearance in the Sugar Bowl.
    Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Ballet Orchestra, close to wrapping its 50th anniversary season, sounded especially sonorous in the score’s horn passages.
    Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The sonorous presence of actor Morgan Freeman will be one of the highlights of the Beatles on the Beach festival in Boca Raton on March 12-15, which will include a March 14 performance by Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans go back to the basics Republicans within the party and state are sounding alarm bells for red candidates to not get too comfortable in Georgia.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The prosecutor, Alexandra Grayner, said she was reassigned from her role pursing public assistance fraud cases after sounding the alarm early last year about how those cases were being handled.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Internet access will only be restored after the war ends, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported earlier this week, quoting Elias Hazrati, the head of Iran’s Government Information Council.
    Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Complaining about someone quoting President Obama, or even Governor Spanberger, accurately?
    Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • And, as a result, Magnolia Sage ventures into melodic ground for the artist.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Smith probably won’t be the only listener surprised by the album, which combines some downtown rock with gentle, playful story-songs that swerve toward an almost Buddy Holly-ish melodic sweetness.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Suddenly, that noise about his development and a trip to the minors began resonating not only in Montreal but around the league.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The video of the pup has quickly gone viral, with the contrast between a high-stakes NFL moment and a dog’s quiet persistence resonating with viewers across social media.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Echoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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