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resonance

[rez-uh-nuhns] / ˈrɛz ə nəns /
NOUN
reverberation
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He explained why the particular model he chose was so important to him, and a surprise resonance he discovered to his race number, which is 44.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

China's security and economic influence has added resonance this year as the summit is being hosted by Palau.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

One of the show’s consultants had experienced a similar loss, and their insights helped the writing staff find dramatic resonance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The orbital region described by Bottke is called the J3:1 resonance.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

The leiter-wagons contained great, square boxes, with handles of thick rope; these were evidently empty by the ease with which the Slovaks handled them, and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Importantly, the resonances remained stable even when the geometry was not perfectly optimized, showing that the design is tolerant of fabrication imperfections.

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 2026

In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

Part of the enduring power of Vasari’s rinascita might derive from the mystical resonances within the word.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

A few years ago, some who sought contemporary resonances in this poem saw al-Qaida, ISIS, or Hamas as a likely candidate.

From Slate Dec. 5, 2024

What this technique does is eke out as many as possible of the sympathetic resonances, or harmonics, latent in the reverberating strings, thus imitating the natural harmonics found in plucked strings and struck metal bars.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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