reverberation
noun
re·ver·ber·a·tion
ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated
2
a
: something that is reverberated
b
: an effect or impact that resembles an echo
Examples of reverberation in a Sentence
the reverberations of her voice
Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation.
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday warned that a pullback in support for Ukraine would have reverberations far beyond Kyiv.
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Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The White House said Zelensky expressed appreciation for the U.S.
White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday warned that a pullback in support for Ukraine would have reverberations far beyond Kyiv.
—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The series, set in Tasmania, explores the reverberations of tragedy in a small seaside community when a decades-old mystery intersects with a present-day murder.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Yet platitudes of peace collide with acute realities for Ukraine along the 600-mile front line, which buzzes with drones and the near-constant reverberations of artillery and rocket fire.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
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Aamer Madhani The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The White House said Zelensky expressed appreciation for the U.S.
White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday warned that a pullback in support for Ukraine would have reverberations far beyond Kyiv.
—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The series, set in Tasmania, explores the reverberations of tragedy in a small seaside community when a decades-old mystery intersects with a present-day murder.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Yet platitudes of peace collide with acute realities for Ukraine along the 600-mile front line, which buzzes with drones and the near-constant reverberations of artillery and rocket fire.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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