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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As with Iran, whose democratic government was overthrown with CIA help in 1953, the reverberations of this coup still haunt today’s politics.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
The reverberations of Proposition 187 established certain perceptions, both real and mistaken, about the nation’s fastest-growing voter group.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
The career reverberations were immediate for Sarandon.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
And in turn, the latest revival of the Syrian civil war is likely to have reverberations that will be felt far beyond the country’s borders.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for reverberation
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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