as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones the pastor's reverberant voice could be heard all over the cemetery as he read the final prayers for the deceased

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Recent Examples of reverberant This is an astonishing moment, eerie and reverberant with unspoken meaning. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn. Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 1 May 2024 Its imagery is daring, immediate, and reverberant, Dune: Part 2 is the anti–Rebel Moon. Armond White, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024 Since the reverberant waves of this eruption hadn't yet fully saturated the tech industry by the time last year's CES took place, there wasn't really a whole lot of GenAI talk in Las Vegas last January. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for reverberant
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Adjective
  • Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The Bond films became nihilistic, and the post-Snyder DC films are notable only for being poor, unoriginal corporate gestures — counterfeit versions of Snyder’s resonant mythologizing.
    Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
  • The scene with the late Tony Todd was very resonant.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • For cash transactions requiring cents, the U.S. will likely follow the lead of Canada — which stopped production of its one-cent piece in 2012 — and make those round to multiples of five.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • The design features an all-white mesh construction designed with a round toe.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • The actress recently stepped out in Los Angeles wearing a vibrant orange halter-neck bathing suit from Lands’ End.
    Jennifer Chan, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • If your travel wardrobe skews neutral, this vibrant set is the perfect way to shake things up.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • With his chiseled jaw, sonorous voice and bodybuilder’s frame, Lagree could be the love child of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Fabio Lanzoni.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Choral passages of Mazzoli’s music explore the various potential dimensions of the aforementioned Hum and its ability to drown out all of life’s beautiful sonorous experiences and yet also function harmonically.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Arrowhead first set the Guinness world record for loudest stadium in 2013.
    Nate Taylor, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Ensure everyone is secure inside before banging pots or making other loud noises to scare the bear away.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 29 May 2025

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“Reverberant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverberant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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