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as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
the resounding hubbub of the streets of New York City
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as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
the emcee announced the winner in a resounding voice that could be heard all the way to the back of the hall
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as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
a resounding chord
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as in emphatic
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
a resounding defeat for the opposition party
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as in praising
to proclaim the glory of
folk songs that resound the noble deeds of the nation's heroes of yore
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Recent Examples of resounding
Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
The answer a year later, after a series of firings and building an entirely new coaching staff under Ben Johnson, is a resounding no.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Entering the actual 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, there was a resounding amount of cautious optimism for all those little films that could.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
But there's one resounding answer that comes up every time: the economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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The win was a resounding validation of Baker’s methods.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
The answer a year later, after a series of firings and building an entirely new coaching staff under Ben Johnson, is a resounding no.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Entering the actual 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, there was a resounding amount of cautious optimism for all those little films that could.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
But there's one resounding answer that comes up every time: the economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resounding
Adjective
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Uniformity In Spectral Reflectance: Satellites that acquire images at the same hour and angle are inherently less noisy and therefore the computer vision models’ accuracies improve.—
Elizabeth Duffy,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Last summer, a small but noisy group of venture capitalists, many of whom had criticized left-of-center workplace norms, endorsed the candidacy of Donald Trump.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some of these factors, particularly stress, are in part because of the shelter’s outdated and loud kennels.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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Speaker technology is pretty miraculous, with increasingly smaller casings providing rich, loud sound through Bluetooth connections.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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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
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Gators’ emphatic win Sunday against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament championship game ended the debate on whether the Gators would earn a No. 1 seed.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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This season, UConn has lost three games to top-level teams out of conference, but put itself back in the middle of the championship conversation with its emphatic win at South Carolina Feb. 16.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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But there’s no deafening scream of a Formula 1 race.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The genteel tranquility of his $10 million estate is shattered by the deafening scream of jet traffic with the regularity of commercial airline schedules.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The combination of a round brush and hair dryer lifts roots while detangling and smoothing hair.—
Kylee McGuigan,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2025
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Rocket Arena will later host men's first round March Madness games on March 21 and 23.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Indiana Crime Guns Task Force was signed into law in 2021 and addresses violent crime in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby counties, according to the Indiana General Assembly’s website.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The storm, which produced violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms, decimated homes, toppled vehicles, and left entire communities reeling from the devastation.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Recently celebrating his 70th birthday, Washington continues to be a dominant and influential force in Hollywood and beyond, and has shown no signs of slowing down.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Kidman, Winslet, and Jolie are all previous Globes winners, while Swinton has been nominated a total of five times, and both Torres and Anderson are celebrating their first nominations.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Resounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resounding. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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