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verb (1)

past tense of sound
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as in echoed
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the stranded hiker's cries for help sounded throughout the canyon

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sounded

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verb (2)

past tense of sound
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as in scaled
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot sounded the river to make sure we weren't in any danger of running aground

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as in plunged
to cast oneself head first into deep water a whale suddenly surfaced and then, just as suddenly, sounded

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    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Photos challenging his story, as well as claims from the mother of said children, later circulated online when the season aired.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Several original cast members are returning, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The 49-year-old voiced hope that, rather than being sold, the medals might find their way back to their rightful owner.
    Isaac Yee and Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
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  • The shift is most pronounced among Republican parents: About 1 in 4 (26%) now report skipping or delaying some vaccines for their children, up from 13% in 2023.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The only thing that differentiates the sisters is their facial features, but those are not very pronounced, either.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • Since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the United Nations has boosted that annual extortion to $300 billion per year, with a stated goal of increasing it to $1.35 trillion per year by 2035.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This hardline approach stifles business and pushes legitimate financial activity underground, which undermines FATF’s stated goals of transparency and combating illicit finance.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Sounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounded. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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