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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Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Half a century after the fall of Saigon, the reverberations of Vietnam continue to be felt in America’s debates about foreign policy — from the complications of Ukraine to the larger questions about America’s role in the world.
—Leo Tran, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The reverberations of the table flip continue to ring throughout the Bravo-verse and the broader television landscape, but Maher himself never appeared on the show.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Elon Musk effect is being hotly debated in Republican circles this weekend, even as the reverberations from President Trump’s tariff policies dominate the headlines.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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