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as in echoing
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves
the stranded hiker's cries for help sounded throughout the canyon
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as in seeming
to give the impression of being
the idea at least sounds plausible
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as in voicing
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
a person who certainly isn't shy about sounding her opinions
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as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
the grand opening of the region's newest and largest mall has been loudly sounded for months
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as in plumbing
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line
the pilot sounded the river to make sure we weren't in any danger of running aground
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as in plunging
to cast oneself head first into deep water
a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded
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Recent Examples of sounding
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Graham eventually hired him as an off-field assistant under Norvell, who found a valuable sounding board.
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Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
But scientists are now sounding the alarm on the psychological consequences of extremely high temperatures.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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Noun
In an age where cyber threats are smarter, sneakier, and increasingly human-sounding, your personal and business security demands a smarter defense.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Graham eventually hired him as an off-field assistant under Norvell, who found a valuable sounding board.
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Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Underneath the complex-sounding name, the quantum property is pretty much straightforward to understand.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
But scientists are now sounding the alarm on the psychological consequences of extremely high temperatures.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sounding
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But there was a nostalgic element as Bichette recounted his time with the team that drafted him out of high school in the second round of the 2016 draft.
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Anderson said on the night he was drafted that by taking him the Hornets had just selected the very best shooter in the draft.
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Then came the Argentinian futbol fight songs, echoing across the stadium as each section seemed to be packed with ticket holders who seemed to know the Spanish lyrics by heart.
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The proposal has drawn concern from some customers and from nearly every City Council member, who signed a letter echoing concerns about how the changes could impact nearby residents who shop and work at the store.
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Yet these easy luxuries have simultaneously raised the entitlement of citizens and their expectations of largesse from their underfunded, over-bureaucratized, overpromising governments, which are left seeming slow and inept.
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Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
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After Saturday night’s shooting that left two dead, neighbors are voicing their frustrations — and fears — as the community reels from another shooting that has left two more teenagers dead.
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Public debate over Naperville’s energy future has been heated, with dozens of residents voicing their opinions at council meetings.
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On Friday night, after the couple tied the knot, a brief release went out — with no photos — announcing Dior Couture by Jonathan Anderson as the choice for both Swift and Kelce.
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Fujimori thanked her supporters in a post on X announcing the conclusion of the election.
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But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead.
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Online influencers can invent careers by plumbing the court docket in a celebrity lawsuit (see the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni case).
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The British socialite and younger sister of Kate Middleton wore a summery mint green dress featuring a plunging neckline and off-the-shoulder silhouette.
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Mallaby, a longtime financial journalist, is a nimble storyteller, and his portrait of one of the single-minded personalities plunging the world into an uncertain future is also an engaging drama of discovery.
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Along with the main shades in the lineup, there are seven color-correcting options that neutralize, brighten, and leave skin looking more refined.
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After the revolution, explained Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton wasn't liking how the country's coffers were looking.
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“Sounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounding. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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