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as in follower
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization
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Recent Examples of echo
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
Former three-time All-American forward and first-round pick of the 1974 NBA draft Tom McMillen had echoed Elmore’s sentiment.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Also, the beginning of Season 2 for me was a little bit of an echo to the beginning of Season 1 — when Mark’s walking around in the hallways the first time.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Legal experts interviewed by the Statesman echoed Nevill’s concerns regarding how jurors could view Kohberger.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2025
Former three-time All-American forward and first-round pick of the 1974 NBA draft Tom McMillen had echoed Elmore’s sentiment.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
These tiny red glimmers, captured by the JWST, may be the fleeting primordial echoes of the universe’s earliest gravitational monsters awakening for the first time.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Also, the beginning of Season 2 for me was a little bit of an echo to the beginning of Season 1 — when Mark’s walking around in the hallways the first time.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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Before Trump’s election, Somin had been sounding the alarm about the illegality of imposing tariffs without Congress, but the way to get this issue into court is to find plaintiffs who are harmed by the tariffs and thus have legal standing to sue.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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A lot of neo-soul at the time sounded more like ad-libs and open mics, like a poetry session and people were scatting their way through the song.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On Tuesday, after Mr. Trump repeated the idea, Mr. Netanyahu praised it as a benefit to the people of Gaza.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the end of World War II, most properties in Altadena had racially restrictive deeds or covenants – a trend being repeated in white suburbs across the country.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sure that Jesus was the Messiah, his followers scoured the Jewish Bible for prophecies that foretold his coming.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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When there are none, followers end up, in some cases, creating a narrative that could impact a leader's brand negatively.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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News that cadaver dogs did not definitively pick up any traces of Shaffer there or anywhere else around the bar.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Researchers were sounding the alarm about this in the 2010s when our digital technology was less advanced and there were fewer digital traces to enrich the datasets.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Although Obama’s circumstances as wife to a president are certainly extraordinary, her comments immediately resonated with women across the country because of their universality.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Linh and My carefully select pieces that resonate with their audience, aiming to evoke nostalgia, joy, and warmth.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Brad Keselowski has fired back at NASCAR on X by quoting a fan's post, suggesting favoritism in flag rulings.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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When referred to a corporate emergency hospital, the family was quoted $10,000 for the procedure.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The report details the state of the relics, which include her body, left arm and heart in Alba de Tormes.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There are precious antiques and everyday relics, among them dishware, gadgets, and appliances of every era.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These economic impacts were only starting to reverberate.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since the United States is the planet’s largest economy and its main financial node, what happens there reverberates everywhere.—
Elizabeth David-Barrett,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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