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resonate

[rez-uh-nayt] / ˈrɛz əˌneɪt /


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The year 1911 doesn’t resonate like 1929 or 1941 or 1968 or 2001, but it saw its share of historic events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It has been 30 years since the show first opened off-Broadway in New York, but the actor says there are "certain songs that weirdly resonate now".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And that’s what will resonate with you if you are an OG.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Whatever roles he does, Cumming hopes it will resonate with people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

So doth even the most absurd of habits, after a time, inscribe itself as law, and come to resonate as ineluctable truth.

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

Whether the no-tradeoffs, no-turmoil theme resonates remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now, the Bowdoin College student is campaigning for Collins, explaining in Brunswick after his early morning football practice that her pitch as an independent voice for the state resonates with him.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the motion matches the glass's natural frequency, the glass resonates and produces a sound.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

"His voice resonates with so many people, young and old."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Bibi’s voice resonates: “To know yourself, you need to journey, Adaugo. Remember what’s forgotten.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

So when The Cut writer Kathleen Walsh published an essay recently about feeling like she should be able to cold call her friends, it resonated with me deeply.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It’s clearly resonated across generations. Now you even see Gen Z getting in on it too and realizing music of the past is so substantial.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

"In Sweden in particular, the Social Democrats have, in a sense, been the party that built society" and this history still resonated with voters, said Suhonen.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The scandal resonated with students and middle-class families, cutting across religious and caste lines.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

For me, the idea resonated in a big way.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But “in this economic environment, when people are renters for longer and maybe renters for their whole lives, that identity is really resonating with people more, especially my generation,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

How are they communicating their work, their vision and is it resonating with me?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

This seems to be resonating deeply with young people looking for answers.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Gap has staged a comeback, thanks in part to celebrity collaborations, trendy products and marketing that is resonating with consumers, The Wall Street Journal’s Suzanne Kapner reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

He could clearly make out words now—a woman was speaking to someone, her voice resonating with power, much like Merriweather’s had.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley


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