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as in follower
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization
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Recent Examples of echo
Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Guests believe the spirit of Clift, who battled his own demons including alcohol, drugs and depression and had a disfiguring car accident, still roams the hotel and the sounds of a bugle have been heard echoing through the hallways.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Some experts on this historical time period say Trump's mass deportation plans have echoes of the widespread internments during World War II, in which more than 100,000 Japanese Americans, many of them U.S. citizens like Takei's family, were forcibly detained in prison camps.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Harris' camp has echoed her closing message of unity while still going on offense to capitalize on Trump's recent controversies and gaffes.
—Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Guests believe the spirit of Clift, who battled his own demons including alcohol, drugs and depression and had a disfiguring car accident, still roams the hotel and the sounds of a bugle have been heard echoing through the hallways.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
Even the documentary’s name is a callback, an echo designed to reiterate that we might be done with the past, but the past is never done with us.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Some experts on this historical time period say Trump's mass deportation plans have echoes of the widespread internments during World War II, in which more than 100,000 Japanese Americans, many of them U.S. citizens like Takei's family, were forcibly detained in prison camps.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
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Still, Karlsson’s work in the defensive zone has been iffy (sound familiar), and a shaky performance in a 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday drew the ire of Sullivan.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Everything else in the mix sounds balanced, with the brass shining brightly and the vocals delivering a full-bodied presence.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Those arguments have been repeated by a small but growing number of online detractors.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Shift your weight to the left side and repeat the motion for 16 reps in total.Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2019, the young white nationalist Nick Fuentes encouraged his followers, called Groypers, to show up at Turning Point events and troll Kirk for not being far enough to the right.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The actor, 98, shared a video on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 4 — the day before the presidential election — to encourage his followers to vote for Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Plus, many teas contain trace minerals and electrolytes, like potassium and magnesium, that help replace the balance of fluids in the body.17 Other evidence supports this rehydration theory, too.Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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But Figueiredo had learned from Arkani-Hamed’s group how to recast a trace phi cubed amplitude as the volume of an associahedron.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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The results suggest that Vega and Iwanaga’s messages of preserving the character of Morgan Hill resonated with voters.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Only Congress has the power to completely ban fracking, but presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris see it as a topic that resonates with voters in the Keystone State.Sean Keane, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In explaining the way canines feel about their owners, the AKC quotes a scientific study in which dogs were observed under an MRI machine as they were presented with a variety of scents.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Interestingly, a relatively small 13% of people quoted lack of budget.Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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High-altitude rivalry The blurry boundaries through the Himalayan peaks and plateaus separating China and its southern neighbors are often relics of imperial era agreements and nomadic routes – now charged with the nationalist rhetoric and military might of New Delhi and Beijing.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes, a single memory turns into an ebullient force that reverberates in people’s minds, almost like a calling or a blinding ‘Go This Way’ sign.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Overall, Double Exposure honors players’ personal experience with its progenitor by making your past decisions reverberate in Max’s.Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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