verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a crushing/resounding defeat (= a complete defeat, by a very large amount )
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He quit as Prime Minister following a crushing defeat in regional elections.
a resounding/outstanding/spectacular success (= very great success )
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Financially, the event was a resounding success.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
win
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Mr Koizumi won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
resounding success/victory/defeat etc
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At $ 3. 99, a weekday all-you-can-eat lunch buffet proved a resounding success.
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His foray into biography is also a resounding success.
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It was his most resounding defeat in terms of lengths.
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On the one hand, so many victories; on the other, resounding defeat at Trafalgar in 1805.
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On the other hand, others have described the issue as a resounding success as all the shares were sold.
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That resounding success, moreover, was followed by others.
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The organisers claimed the conference was a resounding success.
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The outcome - a resounding victory for the home team, not that they appeared particularly surprised.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As he fell, his scream resounded through the canyon.
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Raymond's huge laugh resounded everywhere we went.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Aeroplanes resound to the deafening rasp of anorak pen-pockets when passengers are told to fill in their landing cards.
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Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle that seemed to resound through the whole universe.
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The A, resounding from the back of the mouth, is said to represent waking consciousness.