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resonance

[rez-uh-nuhns] / ˈrɛz ə nəns /
NOUN
reverberation
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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

The issue has particular resonance in Michigan, which is home to the second largest Arab-American population in the US.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

They may lighten the skull or influence voice resonance, and we can even use their size and variability for forensic identification.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

The mind-body question that has perplexed philosophers for millennia has acquired added resonance in the digital era.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The leiter-wagons contained great, square boxes, with handles of thick rope; these were evidently empty by the ease with which the Slovaks handled them, and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

As a result, the third harmonic signal produced by the chip is about 100 times more efficient than what is achieved by similar beam shaping devices that lack these collective resonances.

From Science Daily Feb. 5, 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

With that said, I think we can speak about resonances and modalities.

From Salon May 20, 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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