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resound

[ri-zound] / rɪˈzaʊnd /


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Veterans issues resound in Montana, which has the second-highest percentage of veterans in the U.S. among the adult civilian population, according to the U.S.

From Seattle Times Nov. 19, 2023

"As a scholar of the Holocaust and a grandson of grandparents murdered by Nazis, echoes of what was resound in my mind. A summons—more felt than thought—counters the temptation to lose hope: I must resist."

From Salon Aug. 7, 2023

Nearby, excavators resound as they demolish some of the 80-90% of buildings estimated to have suffered quake damage.

From Reuters May 9, 2023

Afeni Shakur’s voice would plant the seed for her son’s voice and his music, which cried out against injustice with lyrics that still resound worldwide.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2023

There is no need to animadvert to the deeds of that day, which shall resound, for weal or woe, as long as this terrestrial globe has habitation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

The gloriously confident Eden and the tormented Don seek clashing versions of artistic success, and when both eventually arrive there, the clash resounds and lingers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

If Harvey’s departure from Butcher Babies marked the death of a dream, Violent Hour has triggered a resurrection that resounds with symbolism from her chosen careers.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

In Schubert’s song “Der Doppelgänger,” a piano resounds with increasingly tormented chords as the narrator recounts a realization: that a pained stranger, wringing his hands in the night, is in fact himself.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2023

Part persuasive plea, part scathing screed, its clarion call for justice resounds through the centuries.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2023

“You know how Dad’s going away for the week? We—” He nods at his room, where music and laughter and uniformity resounds.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

“It resounded in the minds and memories of literate people, as well as of those who acquired it only by listening.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Applause resounded once more as the spacecraft successfully deployed.

From Barron's Nov. 13, 2025

It was a message that resounded with many voters.

From BBC May 3, 2025

A steady hum of generators resounded through the area, accompanied by the chirping of birds and the bustle of locals driving around in golf carts with water, pet food and other supplies.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2024

A burst of applause resounded beneath the music, politely enthusiastic, followed by a steady murmur.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Despite losing opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim for a duck to Josh Hazlewood in the second over, Mominul's unbeaten 30 and Shadman Islam's 25 sealed the resounding win.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“This operation was a resounding victory by any objective measure,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Burnham, 56, arrived at Downing Street to resounding applause from supporters and acknowledged he was the country's seventh prime minister since the start of 2016.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The first season of Feeney ball was a resounding success, despite all the strikeouts and bobbled catches in between.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

At this, two strings of his harp snapped with a resounding twang.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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