resounding
adjective
re·sound·ing
ri-ˈzau̇n-diŋ 
also -ˈsau̇n-
1
: producing or characterized by resonant sound : resonating
2
a
: impressively sonorous
b
: emphatic, unequivocal
a resounding success
resoundingly
adverb
Examples of resounding in a Sentence
The class answered with a resounding no.
the resounding hubbub of the streets of New York City
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In 2023, Aledo football won a state championship with a resounding 51-8 victory over Smithson Valley.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who just booked their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2012 with a resounding 124-94 victory over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, might prove to be the exception to the NBA's new parity rule.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
At the heart of those talks is an examination of what went wrong in the 2024 election — when Democrats had warned of an existential threat to democracy if Trump won a second term — and how to rebuild their party in the wake of Trump’s resounding Electoral College victory.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Sensing it was overpowered, Armenia stood by, leaving Azerbaijan with a resounding victory and causing a mass exodus of Karabakh Armenians to Armenia—many of whom had long resisted integration into Azerbaijani rule.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who just booked their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2012 with a resounding 124-94 victory over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, might prove to be the exception to the NBA's new parity rule.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
At the heart of those talks is an examination of what went wrong in the 2024 election — when Democrats had warned of an existential threat to democracy if Trump won a second term — and how to rebuild their party in the wake of Trump’s resounding Electoral College victory.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Sensing it was overpowered, Armenia stood by, leaving Azerbaijan with a resounding victory and causing a mass exodus of Karabakh Armenians to Armenia—many of whom had long resisted integration into Azerbaijani rule.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for resounding
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“Resounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resounding. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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