as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
the pastor's reverberant voice could be heard all over the cemetery as he read the final prayers for the deceased
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Recent Examples of reverberant
Interim head coach Antonio Pierce benches Garoppolo in favor of rookie Aidan O’Connell, setting up another reverberant comment from Adams.
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David Lombardi, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Its imagery is daring, immediate, and reverberant, Dune: Part 2 is the anti–Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024
The sounds and demands of our environments are constantly changing and introducing different types of competing noise, reverberant acoustics, and attention distractors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2019
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David Lombardi, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Its imagery is daring, immediate, and reverberant, Dune: Part 2 is the anti–Rebel Moon.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024
The sounds and demands of our environments are constantly changing and introducing different types of competing noise, reverberant acoustics, and attention distractors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverberant
Adjective
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At noon each day, a cannon placed on the Janiculum Hill fires a blank shot in unison with the ringing bells of Rome’s churches.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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The tactics of activists have largely included mass protests, most recently those of No Kings Day, as well as smaller, simpler ones, say, chanting and ringing bells in front of Tesla showrooms.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This newfound flexibility in the fragrance category feels especially resonant at a moment when, as Lim describes, the era of committing to a single signature fragrance has given way to a more fluid approach—one defined by choice and context.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lady Gaga might have been Bad Bunny’s most random guest, but Ricky Martin was his most resonant.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Their living doll with her blond curls and round blue eyes.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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In high school Gabrielle Union, 53, was a year ’round athlete in soccer, track and basketball.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Of the other options, Bone Fire takes grilling to another level with unique preparations of excellent cuts of meat and fresh fish, while Marea, which serves lunch and dinner, explores the vibrant flavors of the Caribbean.—
José Cantillo Ferrer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kelly’s emotional two-dimensionality increases our anger on behalf of Pidgeon’s Carolyn, a vibrant professional woman who sees her life and her career toxified by the paparazzi and the press.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel already established a Gothic world in which the trauma is as loud as the wind on the moors, and Emerald Fennell’s adaptation excises major portions of the book to streamline that atmospheric darkness and ultimate tragedy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Konstantin, 4, a sociable boy, is often frightened by loud noises and guards, his parents said.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Reverberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberant. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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