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resonance

[rez-uh-nuhns] / ˈrɛz ə nəns /
NOUN
reverberation
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Though Sharpeville may be a place name rich in historical resonance, it scarcely looks like a site that symbolises the struggle: the township is slowly crumbling.

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

But one can’t forge an emotional connection where there is no stylistic resonance, no humanity within the text.

From Salon Sep. 2, 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

Using Wilson’s findings, Ed McMillan calculated that particles could produce a serviceable beam even when they were significantly unfocused and out of resonance.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The three movements include “an invocation to hands that weave”; “a meeting of foams, needles, songs, threats and pulsations”; and what Negrón calls “an archipelago of resonances and possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

"The most obvious indicator of device quality is the shape of the resonances and we want them to be deep and narrow, like a needle piercing through the signal background," Erikson said.

From Science Daily Feb. 24, 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

But what struck me in reading about the lawsuit were its resonances with 1985, and the French attack on the Rainbow Warrior.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

“You choose your behaviors based on their metaphorical resonances ...” I said.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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