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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
Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Field trials echo these results.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Kate Aurthur, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Scientists found echoes of human presence dating back to around 14,500 years ago, including footprints, wooden tools, foundations for a building and the remains of an ancient fire pit.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Verb
In Broward County, Blaise Amendolace, who is a co-organizer for the Coral Springs No Kings protest, echoed her sentiment.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Field trials echo these results.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
But without him, there’s no echo.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Scientists found echoes of human presence dating back to around 14,500 years ago, including footprints, wooden tools, foundations for a building and the remains of an ancient fire pit.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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This sounds remarkably unlike something a real human might say, but then sounding like a human has never been Minnelli’s strength.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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But these songs don’t sound the least bit assured, partly because their sonic elements recontextualize them in the world of Western rap (fashion-rap cornball Teezo Touchdown has credits, as does JPEGMAFIA).—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Undefeated UConn starts their tournament quest to repeat as champions with a showdown against the University of Texas-San Antonio and should roll.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The atmosphere for this end to the holy month of Ramadan is characterized by joy, gratitude and communal celebration, and was repeated at gatherings across Orange County and beyond.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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Most of his followers are locals or close to local.—
Max Darrow,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Texas contends Villarreal gained Facebook followers by getting police officers to tell her the identities of a person who killed himself by jumping off a Laredo overpass and of a family involved in a car accident.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The satellite also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The three artists combined have sold millions of records, garnered dozens of awards, and left a memorable musical trace on Nashville and beyond.—
Melonee Hurt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That message resonated for Fort Worth resident Kathleen Stewart.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Weaving cinematic forms while allowing reality to resonate is captivating.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Reuters news agency quoted officials with the company that owns the facility as saying Friday that the impact had damaged external infrastructure belonging to a third party, but which is essential to the refinery's operations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Gellar quoted a Season 7 scene between Xander and Dawn, portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg, who died at age 39 last February.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Though Cox has a small role and Panettiere returns, the lack of legacy characters makes this feel like a cheap imitator at times.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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For decades, Gallup’s company and its imitators improved their techniques.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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These virtues are not irrelevant relics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Marble Canyon Lodge Up north, Marble Canyon Lodge has shed its roadside relic skin for something far more intentional.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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