resounding
adjective
re·sound·ing
ri-ˈzau̇n-diŋ 
also -ˈsau̇n-
1
: producing or characterized by resonant sound : resonating
2
a
: impressively sonorous
b
: emphatic, unequivocal
a resounding success
resoundingly
adverb
Examples of resounding in a Sentence
The class answered with a resounding no.
the resounding hubbub of the streets of New York City
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Overall domestic revenue was up a resounding 24 percent over 2023, and an impressive 16 percent over 2019.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
In the eyes of so many around the world, the survivors’ very existence is a resounding act of defiance against the world-historic cruelty and vast injustice of Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved his nomination in a resounding 14-3 vote, with five Democrats voting in favor, more than those who were in opposition.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
And, after his resounding victory, the 25-year-old Perth native and Dana White's Contender Series graduate admitted he was almost lost for words after his spectacular victory.
—Simon Head, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
In the eyes of so many around the world, the survivors’ very existence is a resounding act of defiance against the world-historic cruelty and vast injustice of Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved his nomination in a resounding 14-3 vote, with five Democrats voting in favor, more than those who were in opposition.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
And, after his resounding victory, the 25-year-old Perth native and Dana White's Contender Series graduate admitted he was almost lost for words after his spectacular victory.
—Simon Head, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Resounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resounding. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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