echoes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of echo
1
as in sounds
to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft

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2
as in repeats
to say after another the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said

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echoes

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noun

variants also echos
plural of echo
1
as in followers
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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2
as in traces
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 echoes
Noun
For some supporters, there were alarming echoes of last year’s Hugo Ekitike ‘hijacking’. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The Wall Street Journal's Jason Zweig, who has a comprehensive grasp of financial history and a deft touch for illuminating it, explores the echoes here. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The echoes of his shot died away and the jungle was as still as a grave. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Nogueira takes as many leads as Kelliher and Johnston, and echoes of synth- and keyboard-driven bands like Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, and even Yes are far more prominent on the album than previously. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 To be sure, there are echoes of Renaissance imagery in some of the photos. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 The echoes were happening much further away from me, while the humidity was less intense given the expanse of the huge facility. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Echoes are echoes, after all, whether from distant star systems or from the far corner of the house. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 Taub takes a broader view, seeing echoes of the conflicts that ignited the Revolution in the tensions of today. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for echoes
  1. sounds
  2. repeats
  3. followers
  4. traces
  5. resonates
  6. quotes
  7. imitators
  8. relics
Verb
  • Offshore nuclear power sounds unusual, but naval submarines and aircraft carriers have run on small nuclear reactors for decades.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • On Wowed Out, James sounds unburdened even when singing about the weight of the modern world.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sounds
Verb
  • Congress repeats the pattern because lawmakers assume the consequences will arrive after the next election.
    — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Advanced X-ray analysis confirmed that the electrode reliably repeats this two-step storage process, inserting zinc ions first and then adding protons.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeats
Noun
  • Summary An 11-year-old Ontario entrepreneur, Ashton Meyer, transformed his $10 bin cleaning side hustle into a viral success, gaining over 110,000 Instagram followers.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Today, Richards has 790,000 followers on Instagram, a Sunday Times bestselling book (The Anti-Inflammatory 30-day Reset), and wellness community called Found.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of followers
Noun
  • Neanderthals and Denisovans left behind fossils — from which scientists could extract DNA — as well as identifiable traces in human genes.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • If that prediction is wrong, the processor discards the work, although traces can remain behind.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of traces
Verb
  • The project resonates with a vague but broadly felt frustration with urban life, exacerbated by return-to-office mandates and cost-of-living hikes.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Here, the classical beauty of the Roman statues resonates with the looming grandeur of turbines and boilers that powered industrial modernity.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of resonates
Verb
  • When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On the other hand, Hardwick quotes the leader of another troupe, who argues that kuda kepang performances should not include Islamic prayers.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of quotes
Noun
  • No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitators
Noun
  • Ospreay walked through relics from the past and present backstage, including Michael Oku, Swerve Strickland, Ricochet, Kyle Fletcher, his wife Alex Windsor and finally Jon Moxley, who gave Ospreay the flag of London.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Simonian is believed to have smuggled Egyptian relics to institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective sum of $64 million.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of relics

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“Echoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echoes. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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