resonate

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The right choice in guest star can go a long way towards making something like this resonate, and the show was right to cast these two actors considering how much they made us care / empathize with two people who are completely outside of the show's mythology.

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  1. intransitive verb To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.
  2. intransitive verb To evoke a feeling of shared emotion or belief: "It is a demonology [that] seems to resonate among secular and religious voters alike” (Tamar Jacoby).
  3. intransitive verb To correspond closely or harmoniously: "Symbolism matters, especially if the symbols resonate with the larger message” (William Greider).
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  • I pause, letting the name resonate, then offer my hand and she takes it lightly. —  Glamorama
  • But when individual works of art resonate, they resonate strongly. —  Austin360 - XL Headlines
  • 'The most interesting thing is we managed to get the whole space (at Maryhill) to resonate, almost like a wine glass will ring if you run a finger round it. —  Home | Mail Online
  • Now those guys have stories that might resonate, at least until Eli gets caught driving drunk … or smoking weed of his own. —  SPORTSbyBROOKS
  • President Barack Obama delivered an Inaugural Address that will survive and continue to resonate, as the best speeches do. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
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  1. Latin resonāre, resonāt-; see resound.

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  1. from Latin resonatus, past participle of resonare, resound: see resound.
 

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/ˈrɛzəneɪt/
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