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resonate

[rez-uh-nayt] / ˈrɛz əˌneɪt /


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But this year may also illuminate broader forces that continue to resonate long after votes are counted.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s weird to say and it’s probably weird to portray, and I don’t know how many people it’s going to resonate with, but that’s what I feel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Nirvana continues to resonate so deeply because people are still hungry for authenticity," bass player Krist Novoselic said after a video retrospective of the band's videos.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The writer of acclaimed 1990s BBC TV drama Our Friends in the North has said a new stage version will resonate with modern audiences, even if he had once thought its themes would become irrelevant.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The first, Natural Theology, published in 1802 by William Paley, the former vicar of Dalston, made an argument that would resonate deeply with Darwin.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Whether the no-tradeoffs, no-turmoil theme resonates remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now, the Bowdoin College student is campaigning for Collins, explaining in Brunswick after his early morning football practice that her pitch as an independent voice for the state resonates with him.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the motion matches the glass's natural frequency, the glass resonates and produces a sound.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Being an outsider looking in remains a central theme across her novels, including her other critically acclaimed works, and it resonates deeply with readers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Indeed, something resonates in you now, doesn’t it?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

“The more I thought about him as a ‘confidence man’ in all of the meanings of that term, what Justine said really resonated with me,” Gibney says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"In Sweden in particular, the Social Democrats have, in a sense, been the party that built society" and this history still resonated with voters, said Suhonen.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The scandal resonated with students and middle-class families, cutting across religious and caste lines.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

And its ads starring Madonna, Spike Lee and other luminaries styling Gap’s classic T-shirts and denim their own way resonated with shoppers: They too could make the look their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The echoes resonated in the village, causing birds to fly off and return curiously chattering.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

But “in this economic environment, when people are renters for longer and maybe renters for their whole lives, that identity is really resonating with people more, especially my generation,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

How are they communicating their work, their vision and is it resonating with me?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

This seems to be resonating deeply with young people looking for answers.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Alaïa embellished flats that were everywhere two summers ago were such a hit that the brand made the shoes in other materials because clearly it’s resonating with shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A man was hanging out of the door, a loudspeaker pressed to his mouth, his slow Hausa words resonating.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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