Definition of reverberatenext
as in to echo
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the sound of thunder reverberated from one end of the mountain pass to the other

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Recent Examples of reverberate The decision of the state labor board could reverberate well beyond Hartford. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 But the price shocks are reverberating throughout the world economy. Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 Disruption in the Gulf region, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant share of the world’s oil supply passes, immediately reverberates through Japan’s economy. Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 That new evidence was the breaking point for Disney, and one wonders if that’ll reverberate through the ailing Bachelor franchise, which was supposed to have a fresh new star in Paul from one of Disney’s more recently popular reality series. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reverberate
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  • But on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed his boss's latest comments on the war being over in a matter of weeks, saying the main goal of preventing Iran from being able to build a nuclear weapon had been achieved.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
  • At Ulrik, these biomorphic forms echoed the surreal distortions that Bettina documented in Manhattan’s corporate architecture.
    Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Reverberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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