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verb

present participle of reverberate
as in echoing
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the sound of thunder reverberated from one end of the mountain pass to the other

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Recent Examples of reverberating
Verb
There’s no way around it—King has made and keeps making history for women’s rights in ways that will continue reverberating for generations to come. Liz Elting, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverberating
Adjective
  • His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.
    Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Adjective
  • Along with their distinctive, large black eye patches, giant pandas have short limbs and round bodies.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • This was abundantly clear in our review unit, which has a vibrant green finish.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Sinks, a former Cupertino mayor and councilmember, has voiced his support for turning The Rise into a vibrant downtown for Cupertino.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The message that a Harris victory would send would be even more resonant at this existential juncture in U.S. and world history.
    Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Besides the budget, Joker: Folie À Deux might have benefited from marketing itself as a musical, and giving the musical elements a far more dominant and resonant position in the film, not to mention adding more humor into the mix.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

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“Reverberating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberating. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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