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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The likely culprits are the reverberations from the Euro's rough outing versus the US dollar yesterday due to a likely ECB rate cut and the Yen’s recent appreciation versus the US dollar.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
All is nebulous and oblique, but within that haze is a powerful story about how history is written and the generational reverberations that such history cannot avoid.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The reverberations will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., and could include an erosion of the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections, the imposition of work requirements in Medicaid and funding cuts to the safety net insurance, and challenges to federal agencies that safeguard public health.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 6 Nov. 2024
The suit was settled the following day, but its reverberations would last far longer.
—Andrew Dalton, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
All is nebulous and oblique, but within that haze is a powerful story about how history is written and the generational reverberations that such history cannot avoid.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The reverberations will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., and could include an erosion of the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections, the imposition of work requirements in Medicaid and funding cuts to the safety net insurance, and challenges to federal agencies that safeguard public health.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 6 Nov. 2024
The suit was settled the following day, but its reverberations would last far longer.
—Andrew Dalton, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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