reverberation
noun
re·ver·ber·a·tion
ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated
2
a
: something that is reverberated
b
: an effect or impact that resembles an echo
Examples of reverberation in a Sentence
the reverberations of her voice
Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation.
Recent Examples on the Web
So these covers were like a reverberation of that project, taking advantage of Black History Month to highlight these black characters from one of the biggest sci-fi franchises in the world!
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Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 4 May 2024
The 1992 death of Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, caused reverberations around the world.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The reverberations of that scheme are still being felt more than 15 years later, as the latest payout totaling about $158 million was announced in December 2023.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Those romantic reverberations can be dangerous, as Brumbaugh pointed out.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The House approved a $1.2 trillion spending package Friday hours before a midnight government shutdown deadline, pressing the Senate against a ticking clock to pass the measure and setting off reverberations that threatened the GOP’s brittle House majority.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
How does reverberation mapping differ from, say, what the Event Horizon Telescope did to obtain direct images of black holes?
—Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s been three months since Hollywood’s dual strikes finally ended, with SAG-AFTRA reaching a deal some six weeks after their WGA counterparts, but the reverberations are continuing across the pond.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
Trump’s comments on TikTok have had immediate reverberations on Capitol Hill, where Republicans who had for years called for prohibiting the app over concerns that ByteDance might be controlled by Chinese authorities were torn between their loyalty to the former president and their prior positions.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 4 May 2024
The 1992 death of Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, caused reverberations around the world.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The reverberations of that scheme are still being felt more than 15 years later, as the latest payout totaling about $158 million was announced in December 2023.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Those romantic reverberations can be dangerous, as Brumbaugh pointed out.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The House approved a $1.2 trillion spending package Friday hours before a midnight government shutdown deadline, pressing the Senate against a ticking clock to pass the measure and setting off reverberations that threatened the GOP’s brittle House majority.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
How does reverberation mapping differ from, say, what the Event Horizon Telescope did to obtain direct images of black holes?
—Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s been three months since Hollywood’s dual strikes finally ended, with SAG-AFTRA reaching a deal some six weeks after their WGA counterparts, but the reverberations are continuing across the pond.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
Trump’s comments on TikTok have had immediate reverberations on Capitol Hill, where Republicans who had for years called for prohibiting the app over concerns that ByteDance might be controlled by Chinese authorities were torn between their loyalty to the former president and their prior positions.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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