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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Entering the actual 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, there was a resounding amount of cautious optimism for all those little films that could.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
But there's one resounding answer that comes up every time: the economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Three years after sending troops across the border into Ukraine, Russian officials are marking the anniversary on Monday with a resounding silence.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
All those 3-year-old fillies and others ahead on the Kentucky Oaks Trail are chasing the fine filly Good Cheer, who sailed clear to remain undefeated (5-for-5) with another resounding win as the 1/9 heavy favorite last Saturday in the Rachel Alexander Stakes at the Fair Grounds.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
But there's one resounding answer that comes up every time: the economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Three years after sending troops across the border into Ukraine, Russian officials are marking the anniversary on Monday with a resounding silence.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
All those 3-year-old fillies and others ahead on the Kentucky Oaks Trail are chasing the fine filly Good Cheer, who sailed clear to remain undefeated (5-for-5) with another resounding win as the 1/9 heavy favorite last Saturday in the Rachel Alexander Stakes at the Fair Grounds.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Resounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resounding. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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