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resonance

[rez-uh-nuhns] / ˈrɛz ə nəns /
NOUN
reverberation
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The issue carries particular resonance in Michigan, which is home to the second largest Arab-American population in the US.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

That also means that it doesn’t really matter that the “VisionQuest” narrative favors mechanical efficiency over emotional resonance now we’re four episodes in.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Using cellular thermal shift assays, microscale thermophoresis, and surface plasmon resonance, they identified ACOT1 as a direct molecular target of obakulactone.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

His philosophy about living and dying give this documentary extra resonance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Shut up, Cleve,” Bertha answered in a strong, slow voice with a brassy resonance that could hang in a room for a long time.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

In a press release, the track was described as "a tender country song detailing broken family ties, that holds wider resonances".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

When the incoming laser matched the material's natural resonances, the usual SHG pattern became distorted, revealing that the atoms were shifting.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025

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

What this technique does is eke out as many as possible of the sympathetic resonances, or harmonics, latent in the reverberating strings, thus imitating the natural harmonics found in plucked strings and struck metal bars.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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