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resonates

verb

present tense third-person singular of resonate

as in echoes

to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves the deep sounds of the bassoon resonated through the concert hall

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Recent Examples of resonates That’s why ‘Flawless Is a Feeling’, the message at the heart of the campaign, resonates so strongly with me. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 The Schmittian focus on stability and coexistence resonates with the New Right’s opposition to forever wars and rejection of universalist schemes. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 For almost a decade, Netflix has provided Shondaland with the autonomy and support to tell our kind of stories—stories that both entertain and reflect diversity and humanity in a way that resonates with audiences around the world. — Peter White, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 The autonomy afforded by such arrangements also resonates with a generation of young workers who are less willing to trade their time and well-being for the uncertain promise of a long-term career. — Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Sunyee Yoon, a marketing professor at the University at Buffalo, notes that while Gen Z helped popularize the term, the behavior resonates across generations. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 What the novelist is getting at here resonates far beyond a single celebrity. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Cook, the clinical psychologist in California, said that the content resonates with how many people feel right now. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 The idea resonates, and many of us begin using the term, jokingly, for everything. — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

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