reverberation
noun
re·ver·ber·a·tion
ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of reverberating : the state of being reverberated
2
a
: something that is reverberated
b
: an effect or impact that resembles an echo
Examples of reverberation in a Sentence
the reverberations of her voice
Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation.
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The debate has reverberations far beyond America’s farm belt, pitting two visions of the country’s economic development against each other.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Restrictions on tanker traffic in this narrow passageway are largely to blame for levitating oil prices and the other economic reverberations being felt around the globe.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
With confidence fluctuating around peace talks, and reverberations in energy markets continuing, what has gone up could just as easily come down.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
The memoiristic project reaches a kind of culmination in Blue Heron, which is not a documentary — but is still firmly rooted in Romvari’s own past, and specifically the reverberations of her troubled eldest brother’s sudden death.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Restrictions on tanker traffic in this narrow passageway are largely to blame for levitating oil prices and the other economic reverberations being felt around the globe.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
With confidence fluctuating around peace talks, and reverberations in energy markets continuing, what has gone up could just as easily come down.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
The memoiristic project reaches a kind of culmination in Blue Heron, which is not a documentary — but is still firmly rooted in Romvari’s own past, and specifically the reverberations of her troubled eldest brother’s sudden death.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reverberation
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“Reverberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverberation. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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