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sounding

[soun-ding] / ˈsaʊn dɪŋ /






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She acts as a sounding board and strategic adviser for Amodei, according to people close to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It writes that campaigners for water safety, made up of bereaved families, are sounding the alarm of "open water swimming" amid "40 water-related tragedies this summer".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

I imagined that my efforts would sound like Kraftwerk or Can, but because I used tropical samples to begin with, everything I did ended up sounding like música tropical.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

It reminds me of how, recently, my younger sister — deep in the trials and tribulations of planning her wedding look — called me sounding breathless and almost conspiratorial.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The ground sloshed and swayed, and water spurted rhythmically from the lawn, sounding like waves lapping on a shore.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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