resound
verb
re·sound
ri-ˈzau̇nd 
also -ˈsau̇nd
resounded; resounding; resounds
1
: to become filled with sound : reverberate
2
a
: to sound loudly
the gunshot resounded
b
: to produce a sonorous or echoing sound
3
: to become renowned
1
: to extol loudly or widely : celebrate
2
: echo, reverberate
3
: to sound or utter in full resonant tones
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Examples of resound in a Sentence
The organ resounded throughout the church.
His speech resounded throughout the world.
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Chilton’s concerns resound in this critical battleground state.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
But if the tone sometimes feels mournful, even fatalistic, Kim has not crafted a memorial for the haenyeo so much as an outlet for their grief, and for the blistering energy that resounds within them.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Goldwasser and Micali answered their own question with a resounding yes by inventing zero-knowledge proofs in a seminal 1985 paper (opens a new tab), co-authored with the University of Toronto computer scientist Charles Rackoff.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
After his resounding defeat by Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election, Carter left Washington – but not politics.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
But if the tone sometimes feels mournful, even fatalistic, Kim has not crafted a memorial for the haenyeo so much as an outlet for their grief, and for the blistering energy that resounds within them.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Goldwasser and Micali answered their own question with a resounding yes by inventing zero-knowledge proofs in a seminal 1985 paper (opens a new tab), co-authored with the University of Toronto computer scientist Charles Rackoff.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
After his resounding defeat by Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election, Carter left Washington – but not politics.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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resound
verb
re·sound
ri-ˈzau̇nd
1
: to become filled with sound : reverberate
the hall resounded with cheers
2
: to sound loudly
the organ resounds throughout the hall
3
: to become renowned
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