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.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Insufficient funds are being set aside to provide greater flexibility to address these looming uncertainties and other possible reverberations to the Trump administration’s policies.
—Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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The crime was shocking — as were the reverberations that spread across the country afterward.
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The reverberations of such ripples in spacetime could reveal the interiors of these extreme stellar remains.
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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